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 Overland Stage Raiders, which was officially released by Republic Pictures on September 28, 1938. As a B-picture from a Poverty Row studio, Overland Stage Raiders was almost always shown as part of a double or triple bill. 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 – which is a page devoted to Contemporary Documentaries.
1938 Screenings: Roxy in Roseville (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 1938 with Prison Break); Fox State in Stockton (Oct. 1-3, 1938 with Gold Diggers in Paris); Liberty in Eureka (Dec. 17, 1938 with Doctor Maniac);
1939 Screenings: Strand in Modesto (Jan. 6-7, 1939); Rialto in Stockton (Jan. 8-10, 1939 with Boys Town); Strand Theater in Merced (Feb. 17-18, 1939 with My Lucky Star); Verdi in San Francisco with Garden of the Moon (Feb. 17-18, 1939); Regal in San Francisco with Love Finds Any Hardy (March 18, 1939); Fox in Napa (April 1-2, 1939 with Personal Secretary); Peerless in San Francisco with Campus Confessions (April 5, 1939); New Circle in San Francisco with Night Hawk and Mickey Mouse cartoon (April 8-10, 1939); Cameo in San Francisco (April 14-15, 1939 with Gangs of New York); Broadway in Oakland (April 22-24, 1939 with Desperate Adventure); Grande in Arroyo Grande (April 28-29, 1939 with Whispering Enemies); State Theater in Lodi (April 28-29, 1939 with Mystery of Mr. Wong); Moore in Lincoln (May 4-5, 1939 with The Adventures of Chico); Silver Palace in San Francisco (May 11, 1939 with Affairs of Pierre); Town Hall in Quincy (May 12-13, 1939 with The Saint Strikes Back); American in Chico (May 19-20, 1939 with Whispering Enemies); State in Petaluma (May 27, 1939 with Pardon Our Nerve); Newman in Gustine (June 3, 1939 with Danger Island); Roxy in Santa Rosa (June 3, 1939 with Vacation from Love); Crystal in Salinas (June 18-19, 1939 with Too Hot to Handle); American in San Francisco (July 23, 1939 with Four Girls in White); Grand Theater in Tracy (Aug. 4, 1939); State in Richmond (Aug. 13-14, 1939 with The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle); Oak Park in Sacramento (Sept. 3-4, 1939 with East Side of Heaven); Acme in San Francisco (Sept. 20, 1939 with Vivacious Lady); New Lyric in Marysville (Oct. 7, 1939); Strand in Vallejo (Oct. 7-9, 1939 with Calling Dr. Kildare); Victoria in San Francisco with Hound of the Baskervilles (Oct. 13-14, 1939); Colusa in Colusa (Oct. 20-21, 1939 with The Sun Never Sets); Union in San Francisco (Oct. 28-31, 1939 with Forged Passport); Baywood in San Mateo (Nov. 18, 1939 matinee only); Avalon in Martinez (November 26-27, 1939 with King Kong);
Screenings since 1940: Temple in San Francisco (Jan. 14-15, 1940 with Slim); Menlo Theater in Menlo Park (Jan. 19-20, 1940 with Inside Story); Redwood Theatre in Redwood City (March 8-9, 1940 with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington); Ellis in San Francisco (March 29-30, 1940 with When Tomorrow Comes); Lyric in Modesto (June 29, 1940 with Trapped in the Sky); Linda Theater in Marysville (Oct. 5, 1940 with Alcatraz Island); Egyptian in San Francisco (July 17, 1941 with Rebellious Daughters); Studio Theater in Richmond (April 14-15, 1944 with The Man Who Returned to Life); The Roundup in San Francisco (June 3, 1944 with West of Cimarron); Broadway in Oakland (Aug. 10-11, 1944 with Crime School); Greenville Theatre in Greenville (Aug. 19, 1944 with Hat Check Honey); Rio Theater in Vallejo (Dec. 21, 1944 with Murder Over New York); The Roundup in San Francisco (Jan. 12, 1945 with Trigger Trio and Deadwood Dick); Roosevelt in San Francisco (July 15, 1953 with Together They Come); Tower in Marysville (Aug. 7-8, 1953 with Oh Susanna); Broadway in Oakland (Aug. 23-24, 1953 with To Have and Have Not); Redding Theater in Redding (Sept. 18-19, 1953 with Just for You); Times in San Francisco (Oct. 13-14, 1953 with City Beneath the Sea); Rio in Richmond (Nov. 21, 1953 with Belle of Old Mexico and The Last Bandit); Roxie in San Francisco (Nov. 21, 1953 with Tropical Heat Wave and Heldorado); El Rey in Chico (Jan. 16, 1954 with Sleepy Time Gal); Empire in Oroville (Feb. 5-6, 1954 with Rosie the Riveter); Rio in Richmond (Feb. 13, 1954 with Hurricane Smith and West of the Pecos); Stockton in Stockton (May 21, 1955 Saturday afternoon matinee); Guild in San Francisco (July 26-27, 1955 with The Robe); Tower in Sacramento (Jan. 28, 1956 with Chapter No. 12 Adventures of Capt. Africa); Regal in San Francisco (March 2, 1957 with Kiss Me Deadly);
Contemporary screenings: Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley (Mar. 29, 1981 with It’s the Old Army Game and Beggars of Life as part of the series “The American Films of Louise Brooks”).
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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.