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Premiere for “Giant” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, October 18, 1956
The premiere for Warner Bros’ “Giant” starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on October 18,1956 was a very big deal. We can see from this photo that a long line of limos were outside … Continue reading
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Premiere for RKO’s “Show Business” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Boulevard, May 10, 1944
I love the composition of this photo with the silhouette of the guy in shirt sleeves in the foreground as he’s watching the searchlights sweeping a Hollywood premiere and filling Grauman’s Chinese Theatre with a blaze of glorious light. But … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theater the night of the premiere of MGM’s “The Wizard of Oz”, August 15, 1939
In this photo we’re seeing Hollywood history in the making: it’s the night of the premiere of “The Wizard of Oz” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on August 15, 1939. MGM went all out with huge searchlights and bleachers for the … Continue reading
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“The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, April 12, 1956
It looks like the weather didn’t cooperate the night of the “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on April 12, 1956. Still, it didn’t stop the parade of glamor – graumanschinese.org lists over 30 … Continue reading
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Premiere of MGM’s “The Broadway Melody” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, February 1, 1929
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
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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Premiere of “The Robe” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, September 24, 1953
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
Los Angeles premiere of “Cleopatra” at the Hollywood Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd, summer 1963
Between Elizabeth Taylor’s unprecedented million-dollar salary, her affair with co-star Richard Burton, and a runaway budget that virtually sank a movie studio, Angelenos were primed to see what the fuss was all about over “Cleopatra” during the summer of 1963. … Continue reading
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20th Century-Fox premieres “In Old Chicago” at the 4 Star Theater, 5112 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
Like all movie studios did with their A-list pictures starring their A-list talent, Twentieth Century-Fox pulled out all the stops for In Old Chicago starring Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and (according to the marquee) a cast of thousands. At the … Continue reading
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The Orpheum Theatre, 838 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, the night RKO’s premiere of “Cimarron” – February 6, 1931
These days, the Orpheum Theatre is one of the shining lights of Broadway theaters due to its superb restoration. But back in the day, after it opened on February 15, 1926, as the fourth and final Los Angeles venue for … Continue reading
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