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Premiere of “Sabrina” at the Paramount Theater, Hollywood Blvd, 1954

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

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

Posted on November 28, 2015 by

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

Posted on November 4, 2015 by

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.

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Four Star Theater at 5112 Wilshire Blvd for the 1941 premiere of “That Hamilton Woman”

Posted on June 24, 2015 by

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

Posted on December 11, 2014 by

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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Carthay Circle Theater, premiere of “High, Wide and Handsome” (1937)

Posted on November 28, 2014 by

I’m not sure if the photographer took this photo on the diagonal so that he could fit in both the Carthay Circle sign and the iconic tower, but I like that he did. It gives the shot a dynamic feel. … Continue reading →

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Carthay Circle Theater, “The Little Princess” movie premiere, March 1939

Posted on June 16, 2014 by

I don’t need much of an excuse to post a photo of the Carthay Circle Theater, especially one capturing a Hollywood movie premiere when the place was lit up so superbly. This one was taken during the premiere of the … Continue reading →

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Carthay Circle Theater movie premiere opening night

Posted on March 10, 2014 by

I sure wish I knew which movie was premiering at the Carthay Circle Theater that night – with all those searchlights, it looks like it was a big one. UPDATE: This photo was taken on the night of the premiere … Continue reading →

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