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Premiere of MGM’s “The Broadway Melody” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, February 1, 1929

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I guess every movie premiere is a big deal in its own way but this night captured here was an extra big deal: the world premiere of “The Broadway Melody” which was MGM’s first all-talking movie that paved the way … Continue reading →

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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre premieres “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” October 17, 1961

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This would have been, I’d imagine, an exciting night: the premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre of Paramount’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” on October 17, 1961. I know that Truman Capote, the author of the novel, wasn’t thrilled with the casting, and … Continue reading →

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Night shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theater with a banner for “Idiot’s Delight” stretched across Hollywood Blvd, February 1939

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This night shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theater was taken in February 1939 during the one-week run of MGM’s “Idiot’s Delight.” That banner stretched across Hollywood Boulevard reads “SHEARER GABLE” to advertise that the movie starred Norma Shearer and Clark Gable, … Continue reading →

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Premiere of “The Robe” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, September 24, 1953

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The premiere of Twentieth Century-Fox’s “The Robe” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater was a big deal because it was the first CinemaScope movie to be released. In fact, Grauman’s had to be closed down for two days so that the theater … Continue reading →

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Screenshots from “Hollywood Sights” (1939)

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  I recently came across this 7.5 minute video taken around the streets of LA in 1939, when Hollywood film making was experiencing what we now call “Hollywood’s Greatest Year.” It’s an interestingly candid and unfiltered look at what things … Continue reading →

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Grauman’s Chinese Theater showing “The Racers,” Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, February 1955

Posted on January 27, 2019 by

I love the golden glow that Grauman’s Chinese Theatre radiates across a nighttime Hollywood Boulevard in this shot from 1955, when Twentieth Century-Fox’s “The Racers” was playing mid February to early March. That movie starred Kirk Douglas; his love interest … Continue reading →

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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd playing “The Sun Also Rises” in late summer, 1957

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Twentieth Century-Fox’s production of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” had a very solid 7-week run at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre from late August to mid October 1957, beating the preceding picture, “An Affair To Remember” by a full week. What … Continue reading →

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“The Fugitive Kind” plays Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, May 1960

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This color photo of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre was taken when “The Fugitive Kind” starring Marlon Brando and written by Tennessee Williams was playing in May and June of 1960. That awning stretching from the front door to the curb looks … Continue reading →

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A quiet Hollywood Blvd during the run of “Song O’ My Heart” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, April and May 1930

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

I don’t know if this photo was taken on a quiet Sunday morning or if this was what traffic along Hollywood Boulevard looked like in the spring of 1930 during the run of “Song O’ My Heart” at Grauman’s Chinese … Continue reading →

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United Artist’s “Stagecoach” plays Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Boulevard, March 1939

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

Here we are seeing Hollywood Blvd during Hollywood’s greatest year, 1939. We know the date by the banner strung across the street. United Artists’ “Stagecoach” played Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for just one week, March 8 to 14. Most movies only … Continue reading →

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