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“Algiers” starring Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr plays at the 4 Star Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
United Artists went all out for the August 8, 1938 premiere of “Algiers” starring Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr at the 4 Star Theatre at 5112 Wilshire Blvd which they draped with all sorts of banners and flags, which I … Continue reading
A searchlight shoots into the sky for the world premiere of “Trapeze” at the Fox Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, May 29, 1956
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 … Continue reading
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The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (detailing 1938)
I recently acquired a copy of the the Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures for 1939. Their year books were thick, hard-bound bricks of books that detailed what everything, everyone, every studio, every contract player was doing. Very comprehensive! … Continue reading
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Tagged MGM, Monogram Studios, Movie Stars, Movie Studios, Paramount Pictures, United Artists, Universal Studios, Warner Bros.
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Pickford/Fairbanks’ “The Taming of the Shrew” plays the United Artists Theatre, 929 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1929
On October 26, 1929, “The Taming of the Shrew” starring Hollywood’s original power couple – Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks – opened at the United Artists Theatre, 929 S. Broadway in downtown LA. It was the first sound version of … Continue reading
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Crowds gather for the premiere of the Eddie Cantor movie “Whoopee” at the United Artists Theatre, 929 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1930
It looks like the LA premiere of Eddie Cantor’s “Whoopee” – was a big deal this particular night in late 1930. United Artists pulled out all the stops: crowds on both sides of Broadway, searchlights, a public address van (on … Continue reading
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Crowds gather around the United Artists Theatre for the west coast premiere of Josef von Sternberg’s “An American Tragedy”, 929 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, August 1931
I guess (director) Joseph von Sternberg was a big draw in August 1931, which is when his film of Theodore Dreiser’s novel, An American Tragedy had its West Coast premiere at the United Artists Theatre at 929 S. Broadway in … Continue reading
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Night shot of United Artists Theatre, 606 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California, circa 1931
To my mind, at least, there’s always something rather mesmerizing about a photo of a well-lit theater at night. It’s not just about the lights, but the shadows they create. It gives the image a sense of texture. This is … Continue reading
“Variety” deadline from January 6, 1943: 101 PIX GROSS IN MILLIONS
I was recently researching which movies were popular during WWII, which was a record-breaking era for Hollywood film-making, with movie-goers filling theaters in unprecedented numbers. According to one source I read, in 1942, movie attendance reached a record high of … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia Pictures, MGM, Movie Studios, Paramount Pictures, RKO, United Artists, Universal Studios, Warner Bros.
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Aerial shot of the United Artists studios, Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, 1920
In this aerial shot taken 1920, we can see why the early movie studios moved west to Los Angeles. It offered the two things they needed most: sunshine and land. That white building is United Artists, the studio formed by … Continue reading
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“The Woman Disputed” plays to big crowds at the United Artists Theater, 929 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, 1928
It looks like Norma Talmadge in “The Woman Disputed” really packed them in at the United Artists Theater on Broadway, Los Angeles in 1928. I wonder if they knew—or Norma knew, for that matter—that it would be her final silent … Continue reading
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