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 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. ||| Or, click here to advance to the NEXT FILM in the Lulu by the Bay set of records.
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 – see pictured advertisement); 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); Senator 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).
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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.