It looks like United Artists pulled out all the stops when it held the world premiere of “Trapeze” at the Fox Wilshire Theatre at 8440 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills on May 29, 1956. Behind that huge spotlight shooting into the air there’s what looks like ten rows of bleachers which, given the circus setting of the movie, might have been set up like seats under a big top. All this effort was worth it: “Trapeze” was one of the biggest movies of 1956 (although, of course, nothing came close to “The Ten Commandments.”)

The Fox Wilshire Theatre is now known as the Saban. This image is from December 2022.