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Program from the premiere of “Interference” – Paramount’s first all-talking feature film, 1928
This is an interesting tidbit of Hollywoodiana: a Carthay Circle Theatre program from the 1928 premiere of Interference – Paramount’s first all talking feature film. The art work is really quite intricate.
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Premiere of “Hell’s Angels” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, 27 May 1930
The premiere of Howard Hughes “Hell’s Angels” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (27 May 1930) must have been a doozie. Every photo I’ve seen of it is spectacular, but I think this may be my favorite. It seems to capture the … Continue reading
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Premiere of Warner Bros’ “All This and Heaven Too” at Carthay Circle Theatre, July 1940
I think we’ve all seen plenty of shots taken at Hollywood movie premieres, but rarely have I seen one with such dramatic lighting. This was taken at the Carthay Circle Theatre for the premiere of “All This And Heaven Too” … Continue reading
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Premiere of “Sabrina” at the Paramount Theater, Hollywood Blvd, 1954
Here we’re seeing the September 1954 of Sabrina (starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden) at what was then called the Paramount Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. That theater started out in 1926 as the El Capitan Theatre which showed … Continue reading
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Advertisement for the Hollywood premiere of “King King” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, March 1933
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Premiere of “The Women” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, August 31, 1939
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Program and ticket for the Hollywood premiere of “All About Eve” held at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, November 1950
Here’s a bit of movie history sent to me by Kurt, who runs the authoritative www.graumanschinese.org — the program and ticket for the Hollywood premiere of “All About Eve” held in November 1950 at Grauman’s. It took place 2 weeks … Continue reading
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“A Tree Grows In Brooklyn” movie premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 1945
This is about as “old Hollywood” as it gets – the klieg are beaming, the movie fans are crowding, and the stars are arriving at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the premiere of “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn” in 1945.
Four Star Theater at 5112 Wilshire Blvd for the 1941 premiere of “That Hamilton Woman”
Looks like Alexander Korda and United Artists rented the biggest spotlight they could find and shone it directly on the Four Star Theater at 5112 Wilshire Blvd for the 1941 premiere of “That Hamilton Woman” starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence … Continue reading
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MGM’s “The Life of Emile Zola” premiere at Carthay Circle theater, 1937
All the elements for a big Hollywood premiere are all right here in this photo – the iconic Carthay Circle theater, the line of limos for the celebs, movie fans waiting in the bleachers, and a huge searchlight to make … Continue reading
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