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 screening for Just Another Blonde, which was officially released by First National Pictures on December 19, 1926. 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.
1926 screenings: Modesto in Modesto (Dec. 25, 1926);
1927 screenings: Broadway in Chico (Jan. 11-12, 1927); New Stanford in Palo Alto (Jan. 13-14, 1927); California in Turlock (Jan. 14, 1927); Sequoia in Redwood City (Jan 15, 1927); California in Pittsburg (Jan. 18-19, 1927); California in Watsonville (Jan. 27-28, 1927); Capitol in Sacramento (Feb. 2-6, 1927); Novelty in Martinez (Feb. 3-4, 1927); Warfield in San Francisco (Feb. 12-18, 1927 – see pictured advertisement); Grand Lake in Oakland (Feb. 19-25, 1927); Mystic in Petaluma (Feb. 24-25, 1927); California Theatre in Sacramento with Driftin’ Thru (Feb. 26, 1927); Hub in Mill Valley (Feb. 26, 1927); Princess in Sausalito (Feb. 27-28, 1927); Reel Joy in King City (Feb. 28, 1927); California in Berkeley (Mar. 2-5, 1927); Rialto in Eureka (Mar. 6-7, 1928); Fortuna in Fortuna (Mar. 10, 1927); Arlington in Suisun (Mar. 10-11, 1927); Richmond Theatre in Richmond (Mar. 16-17, 1927); Casino Theatre in Antioch (Mar. 19, 1927); California in Salinas (Mar. 21-22, 1927); Playhouse in Calistoga (Mar. 26, 1927); Dixon Theatre in Dixon (Apr. 1, 1927); California in Santa Rosa (Apr. 2, 1927); Strand in Colusa (Apr. 2, 1927); Peninsula in Burlingame (Apr. 3, 1927); Varsity in Davis (Apr. 8, 1927); Orpheus in San Rafael (Apr. 14-15, 1927); Tamalpais in San Anselmo (Apr. 18-19, 1927); Casino in Antioch (Apr. 19, 1927); National in Woodland (Apr. 19-20, 1927); Mission in San Jose (Apr. 20-23, 1927); Chimes in Oakland (Apr. 21-22, 1927); Golden State in Monterey (Apr. 24, 1927); Rex in Oroville (April 24, 1927); Smith’s in Yuba City (Apr. 26-27, 1927); Regent in San Mateo (Apr. 29-30, 1927); Clark in Vacaville (May 6, 1927); Manzanita in Carmel (May 8, 1927); Coliseum in San Francisco (May 10-11, 1927); New California in Redwood City (May 14, 1927 with The Broadway Gallant); Strand in Gilroy (May 15, 1927); Haight in San Francisco (May 22, 1927); State in Stockton (May 22-24, 1927); Alhambra in San Francisco (May 28-29, 1927); Liberty in Healdsburg (May 31, 1927); Wigwam in San Francisco (May 31 – June 3, 1927 with The Lady in Ermine); Castro in San Francisco (June 7-8, 1927); Alexandria in San Francisco (June 8-9, 1927); Liberty in Susanville (June 9-10, 1927); Irving in San Francisco (June 12, 1927 with Great K & A Train Robbery); Riviera in San Francisco (June 13-14, 1927); Auburn Theatre in Auburn (June 28, 1927); Broadway in Oakland (June 30-31, 1927); Royal in South San Francisco (July 6, 1927); New Roseville in Roseville (July 17, 1927): New Balboa in San Francisco (July 20-21, 1927); Roosevelt in San Francisco (July 22, 1927); California in Livermore (July 23, 1927); Rivoli in Berkeley (July 24, 1927 with Don Mike); Golden State in Oakland (July 25-26, 1927); Lincoln in Oakland (July 25-26, 1927); Orpheum in Red Bluff (July 28, 1927); J. and J. in Soledad (Aug. 3, 1927); Hayward Theatre in Hayward (Aug. 2, 1927 with Diplomacy); Jose in San Jose (Aug. 2-3, 1927); Liberty in Fort Bragg (Aug. 10, 1927); Don in Sonoma (Aug. 10-11, 1927); Rialto in Stockton (Aug. 20, 1927); Rivoli in San Francisco (Aug. 28-29, 1927); Capitol in Oakland (Aug. 30, 1927 with The Denver Dude); Unique Theatre in Santa Cruz (Sept. 19-20, 1927); Majestic in San Francisco (Oct. 8, 1927); West Portal in San Francisco (Oct. 11-12, 1927 with White Gold); Merced Theatre in Merced (Nov. 2, 1927); Opal in Hollister (Nov. 9, 1927); Liberty in St. Helena (Nov. 13, 1927);
1928 screenings: Amazon in San Francisco (Jan. 2-3, 1928 with Love Hungry); New State in San Francisco (Jan. 14, 1928 with War Horse); National in Marysville (June 16, 1928); Hippodrome in Napa (Aug. 12, 1928); Strand in Santa Rosa (Dec. 23-24, 1928 with Alaskan Adventures);
Contemporary screenings: Castro in San Francisco (July 14, 1996 screening of surviving fragments, as part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival).
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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.