This page is part of an experiment in local film history. It presents a record of each documented screening of a particular Louise Brooks film in Northern California, from the time of its release through today. Recorded here are which city and at what venue and over what period of time (one week, three days, one day, etc…) any particular film was shown. Additionally noted are those occasions when a film was shown as part of a double bill, if there was a special guest appearance, or some other unusual circumstance, such as a benefit screening.
This page presents a record of screenings for A Girl in Every Port, which was officially released by Fox on February 26, 1928. For more about this production, be sure and check out its Louise Brooks Society FILMOGRAPHY PAGE. ||| Or, click here to advance to the NEXT FILM in the Lulu by the Bay set of records.
1928 screenings: Alhambra in Sacramento (Mar. 16-21, 1928); Pantages in San Francisco (Mar. 17-23, 1928); Liberty in St. Helena (Mar. 29-30, 1928); California in Petaluma (Apr. 4-5, 1928); Grand Lake in Oakland (Apr. 14-20, 1928); Oroville Theatre in Oroville (Apr. 20-21, 1928); California in San Jose (Apr. 21-23, 1928); California in Berkeley (Apr. 25-28, 1928); Royal in South San Francisco (Apr. 30, 1928); Modesto in Modesto (May 6, 1928); California in Sacramento (May 12, 1928); National in Chico (May 12, 1928); North Sacramento in Sacramento (May 13, 1928); National in Woodland (May 14-15, 1928); Tamalpais in San Anselmo (May 21-22, 1928 with Circus Rookies); California in Stockton (May 22, 1928); Majestic in Benicia (May 24, 1928); Varsity in Palo Alto (May 25-26, 1928); California in Pittsburg (May 27-28, 1928); Hippodrome in Napa (May 29-30, 1928); Lorin in Berkeley (May 30-31, 1928); Golden State in Monterey (June 3, 1928); Virginia in Vallejo (June 4-6, 1928); Hub Theatre in Mill Valley (June 10-11, 1928); Opal in Hollister (June 11-12, 1928); California in Richmond (June 15-16, 1928); Oaks in Berkeley (June 17-18, 1928); Princess in Sausalito (June 19, 1928); Sequoia in Sacramento (June 20-21, 1928); Casa Grande in Santa Clara (June 24, 1928); Fairfax in Oakland (July 1, 1928 with Three’s a Crowd); Lincoln in Oakland (July 1, 1928 with Spoilers of the West); Strand in Gilroy (July 1, 1928); New Fillmore in San Francisco (July 3-5, 1928); New Mission in San Francisco (July 3-5, 1928); Rivoli in Berkeley (July 8, 1928 with The Red Raiders); Piedmont in Oakland (July 8, 1928); Alexandria in San Francisco (July 20-21, 1928); Senator in Oakland (July 21, 1928); Gem in Colusa (July 27-28, 1927); Golden State in Oakland (July 28, 1928); New Balboa in San Francisco (July 29, 1928 with When the Wife’s Away); Dimond in Oakland (July 29, 1928); Clark in Vacaville (July 30-31, 1928 with The Little Buckaroo); New Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz (Aug. 1-2, 1927); Haight in San Francisco (Aug. 2-3, 1928); Merced Theatre in Merced (Aug. 4, 1928); New Roseville Theatre in Roseville (Aug. 8-9, 1929 – see pictured advertisement); Hester in San Jose (Aug. 9-10, 1928); Palace in San Leandro (Aug. 12, 1928); California in Salinas (Aug. 15, 1928); Allendale in Oakland (Aug. 16-17, 1928); New Lyceum in San Francisco (Aug. 21-22, 1928); Reel Joy in King City (Aug. 23-24, 1928); Excelsior in San Francisco (Aug. 31, 1928); New State in San Francisco (Aug. 31, 1928); Eastmont in Oakland (Sept. 9, 1928 with The Thirteenth Hour); Fern in Oakland (Sept. 10-11, 1928); State in Ukiah (Sept. 16, 1928); Strand in Los Gatos (Sept. 20-21, 1928); Auburn in Auburn (Sept. 22, 1928); Appleton in Watsonville (Sept. 26, 1928); Granada in Red Bluff (Sept. 27-28, 1928); Fortuna in Fortuna (Oct. 4, 1928); Claremont in Oakland (Oct. 4-5, 1928); Sequuoia Theater in Redwood City (Oct. 7, 1928 with Court Martial); Hayward Theatre in Hayward (Oct. 13, 1928 with Doomsday); New San Mateo in San Mateo (Oct. 13, 1928); State in Martinez (Oct. 14, 1928 with stage comedy Jazzing Shakespeare); Liberty in St. Helena (Oct. 29-30, 1928); Roosevelt in San Francisco (Oct. 29-30, 1928); Majestic in San Francisco (Nov. 10, 1928); Washington in San Francisco (Nov. 17, 1928); Century in Oakland (Dec. 13-14, 1928 with The Whip Woman); Fink Theater in Gridley (Dec. 18, 1928);
1929 screenings: Casino in San Francisco (Jan. 26-28, 1929 with The Latest from Paris); Strand in Grass Valley (Feb. 5, 1929);
Contemporary screenings: Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco (Oct. 17, 1972 as part of International Film Festival); Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley (Apr. 12 and 17, 1974); Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley with Fazil (June 8, 1974); Castro in San Francisco with Pandora’s Box (May 2-3, 1980); Roxie in San Francisco with Pandora’s Box (Feb. 17-19, 1981); Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley (Mar. 15, 1981 as part of series “The American Films of Louise Brooks”); Rialto 2 in Berkeley with Salome (July 1, 1981); Pageant theater in Chico (Oct. 8, 1981 with Pandora’s Box as part of “Two Evenings with Louise Brooks” sponsored by Chico Women’s Film Series at Chico State University); Rialto 4 in Berkeley with Pandora’s Box (Feb. 12, 1982); UC in Berkeley with Pandora’s Box (Oct. 25, 1982); Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley (Feb. 19, 1983); Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley (Oct. 10, 1985 as part of series “A Tribute to Louise Brooks (1906-1985)”); Darwin / Sonoma Film Institute at Sonoma State University (Oct. 3-4, 1986); Castro in San Francisco (Jan. 23, 1987 with Sadie Thompson as part of “Vamps” series); Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley (Jan. 24, 2012 as part of “Howard Hawks: The Measure of Man”); Stanford in Palo Alto (May 2, 2012 as part of “Howard Hawks: The Measure of Man”).
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If you live in Northern California and are curious to learn if a Brooks’ film played where you live, the 25 pages that comprise Lulu by the Bay — including this one, may be just the record to satisfy your curiosity. Want to know more about the non-Louise Brooks films which made the other half of a double bill? Try searching the Internet Movie Database, or IMDb. Additionally, if you are interested in finding out more about any of the theaters noted above, then be sure and check out Cinema Treasures. It’s a truly remarkable website with entries on more than 60,000 movie theaters from not only around California and the United States, but also around the world. Most every theater has its own page, which includes its location, a brief history, historic and contemporary images, and lots more. Cinema Treasures includes not just current theaters, but also those many venues which have closed, been converted to another use, or torn down. Notably, this crowd sourced website can be searched by theater name, location, or zip code.
Have a question or know of other screening not listed above? If so, please CONTACT the Louise Brooks Society.