This page is part of an experiment in local film history. It presents a record of each of the documented screenings of a Louise Brooks film in Northern California, from 1927 through today. I recorded in 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, I noted 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.
This page presents a record of screenings for Rolled Stockings, which was officially released by Famous-Players Lasky / Paramount on June 18, 1927. For more about this production, be sure and check out its Louise Brooks Society filmography page.
1927 screenings: California in Salinas (June 11-12, 1927); American in San Jose (June 15-17, 1927); Novelty in Martinez (June 18, 1927); Modesto in Modesto (June 18, 1927); Elite in Placerville (June 19, 1927); California in Richmond (June 25, 1927); Maywood Airdome in Corning (June 25, 1927); Reel Joy in King City (June 29, 1927); California in Santa Rosa (July 2, 1927); Strand in Grass Valley (July 2, 1927); National in Chico (July 3, 1927); Nevada in Nevada City (July 3, 1927); Hub in Mill Valley (July 5-6, 1927); National in Stockton (July 7-8-, 1927); New Stanford in Palo Alto (July 10, 1927 with Whispering Stage); Princess in Sausalito (July 10-11, 1927); Virginia in Vallejo (July 11-12, 1927): Strand in Los Gatos (July 14-15, 1927); Elite in Placerville (July 17, 1927); National in Madera (July 22, 1927); Liberty in Marysville (July 23, 1927 with Hills of Peril); Liberty in St. Helena (July 24, 1927); California in Pittsburg (Aug. 2-3, 1927); Grand Lake in Oakland (Aug. 6-12, 1927); Casino in Antioch (Aug 7, 1927); Golden State in Monterey (Aug. 7, 1927); Mystic in Petaluma (Aug. 8, 1927); Varsity in Davis (Aug. 10-11, 1927); Granada in San Francisco (Aug. 13-19, 1927); Strand in Colusa (Aug. 18-19, 1927); Orpheum in Lakeport (Aug. 22, 1927 with A Midnight Cruise on Clear Lake); Playhouse in Calistoga (Aug. 23-24, 1927); Boyes Hot Springs Theatre in Boyes Hot Springs (Aug. 26, 1927); Ramona in Martinez (Aug. 26, 1927 as part of local P.T.A meeting); California in Berkeley (Aug. 28-30, 1927); Peninsula in Burlingame (Sept. 4, 1927); Manzanita in Carmel (Sept. 4, 1927); Lodi Theatre in Lodi (Sept. 4, 1927); New Santa Cruz Theatre in Santa Cruz (Sept. 4, 1927); Capitol in Sacramento (Sept. 4-6, 1927); Merced Theatre in Merced (Sept. 5, 1927); Columbia & Loring in Crockett (Sept. 6, 1937); Fortuna Theatre in Fortuna (Sept. 6-7, 1927); Sequoia in Redwood City (Sept. 9, 1927); Hippodrome in Napa (Sept. 11, 1927); New San Mateo Theatre in San Mateo (Sept. 11, 1927); Orpheus in San Rafael (Sept. 11, 1927); National in Woodland (Sept. 13-14, 1927); Lorin in Berkeley (Sept. 16, 1927); Starland in Sebastopol (Sept. 17, 1927); Chimes in Oakland (Sept. 18-19, 1927); California in Dunsmuir (Sept. 25, 1927); Richmond in Richmond (Sept. 25, 1927); Liberty in Healdsburg (Oct. 1, 1927 with KPO broadcasting star Maurice Gunsky); Sentator in Oakland (Oct. 3, 1927); California Theatre in Sacramento (Oct. 9, 1927); Opal in Hollister (Oct. 12, 1927 with On Ze Boulevard); Hayward Theatre in Hayward (Oct. 14, 1927); Rilato in Stockton (Oct. 20-21, 1927); Town Hall in Quincy (Oct. 22, 1927); Orpheum in Red Bluff (Oct. 23-24, 1927): Auburn in Auburn (Oct. 28, 1927); Liberty in Susanville (Oct. 30, 1927); Redding in Redding (Nov. 12, 1927); Mountain View Theatre in Mountain View (Nov. 16, 1927); Rivoli in Berkeley (Nov. 26, 1927); Tamalpias in San Anselmo (Nov. 30, 1927); Broadway in Oakland (Dec. 9-10, 1927); Strand in Lincoln (Dec. 13, 1927); New Fillmore in San Francisco (Dec. 19-21, 1927); New Mission in San Francisco (Dec. 19-21, 1927); California in Livermore (Dec. 23, 1927);
1928 screenings: Elite in Placerville (Jan. 1, 1928); New Roseville Theatre in Roseville (Jan. 6, 1928 with Turkish Delight); Fern in Oakland (Feb. 8-9, 1928); High School in Winters (Feb. 18, 1928); Engelmine in Engelmine (Feb. 21, 1928 with Wife Shy); Sequoia in Sacramento with Painting the Town (Mar. 21-22, 1928); Mission Theatre in Sacramento with Painting the Town (Mar. 24, 1928); Bishops in Mendocino (Apr. 19, 1928); Smith’s in Yuba City (June 21-22, 1928); Cline in Santa Rosa (June 23, 1928).
If you live in Northern California and are interested in find out if a Brooks’ film played where you live, here is just the record to satisfy your curiosity. Also, if you know of other screening which are not listed, please CONTACT the Louise Brooks Society.