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 The City Gone Wild, which was officially released by Famous-Players Lasky / Paramount on November 12, 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: Granada in San Francisco (Nov. 5-11, 1927); California in San Jose (Nov. 8-11, 1927); New San Mateo in San Mateo (Nov. 14-15, 1927); T&D in Oakland (Nov. 19-25, 1927 – see pictured advertisement); Senator in Sacramento (Nov. 19-25, 1927); New Stanford in Palo Alto (Nov. 20-22, 1927); California in Berkeley (Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 1927); Peninsula in Burlingame (Dec. 4, 1927); Redding in Redding (Dec. 4-5, 1927); Majestic in Benicia (Dec. 6, 1927); California in Stockton (Dec. 9-10, 1927); Playhouse in Calistoga (Dec. 11-12, 1927); California in Pittsburg (Dec. 11-12, 1927); California in Watsonville (Dec. 12-13, 1927); Mystic in Petaluma (Dec. 15-16, 1927); Strand in Gilroy (Dec. 15-16, 1927); California in Richmond (Jan. 20-21, 1928); Andy’s in Albion (Dec. 22, 1927 as A City Gone Wild); Merriam in Blue Lake (Dec. 22, 1927); Sequoia in Redwood City (Dec. 24, 1927); State in Martinez (Dec. 26-27, 1927); Royal in Sebastopol (Dec. 27-28, 1927); California in Santa Rosa (Dec. 28, 1927); Virginia in Vallejo (Dec. 28-29, 1927); California in Salinas (Dec. 30-31, 1927); Ramona in Walnut Creek (Dec. 30, 1927 – Jan. 1, 1928);
1928 screenings: Lorin in Berkeley (Jan. 4-5, 1928); New Roseville in Roseville (Jan. 5-6, 1928); California in Salinas (Jan. 5-6, 1928); Fink in Gridley (Jan. 7, 1928); Hub in Mill Valley (Jan. 7, 1928); Tamalpais in San Anselmo (Jan. 7, 1928); Orpheus in San Rafael (Jan. 7, 1928); T&D Jr. in Lodi (Jan. 7, 1928); New Roseville Theatre in Roseville (Jan. 7-8, 1928); California in Turlock (Jan. 8, 1928); Strand in Lincoln (Jan. 8-9, 1928); Chimes in Oakland (Jan. 8-10, 1928); Chimes in Oakland (Jan. 8-10, 1928); Mountain View Theatre in Mountain View (Jan. 9-10, 1928); Liberty in Fort Bragg (Jan. 12-13, 1928); Orpheum in Red Bluff (Jan. 12-13, 1928); California in Sacramento (Jan. 14, 1928); Strand in Berkeley (Jan. 16-17, 1928); Oakes in Berkeley (Jan. 18-19, 1928 with Rose of the Tenements); Liberty in Healdsburg (Jan. 19, 1928); California in Richmond (Jan. 20-21, 1928); Rialto in Eureka (Jan. 20-21, 1928); Bishop’s in Mendocino (Jan. 22, 1928); Liberty in Healdsburg (Jan. 22-23, 1928); California in Livermore (Jan. 23-24, 1928); Rivoli in Berkeley (Jan. 26-27, 1928); Dixon Theatre in Dixon (Jan. 28, 1928); Clark in Vacaville (Jan. 29, 1929); Senator in Oakland (Jan. 29-30, 1928); Fairfax in Oakland (Jan. 30 – Feb 1, 1928); Parkway in Oakland (Jan. 30-31, 1928); Palace in San Leandro (Jan. 30-31, 1928); Strand in Alameda (Feb. 2-3, 1928); Richmond in Richmond (Feb. 3-4, 1928); California in Dunsmuir (Feb. 5, 1928); Dimond in Oakland (Feb. 6-7, 1928); Golden State in Oakland (Feb. 6-7, 1928); North Sacramento in Sacramento (Feb. 6-7, 1928); Piedmont in Oakland (Feb. 9-10, 1928); Clairmont in Oakland (Feb. 11, 1928); New Fruitvale in Oakland (Feb. 12, 1928); Golden State in Monterey (Feb. 13-14, 1928); Liberty in Susanville (Feb. 13-14, 1928); Lincoln in Oakland (Feb. 13-14, 1928); Granada in Oakland (Feb. 14-15, 1928); State in Ukiah (Feb. 18, 1928); Elite in Placerville (Feb. 19, 1928); Capitol in Oakland (Feb. 21, 1928); Coliseum in San Francisco (Feb. 25-27, 1928); Washington in San Francisco (Feb. 26-28, 1928); Eastmont in Oakland (Feb. 27-28, 1928); Liberty in St. Helena (Feb. 27-28, 1928); Royal in San Francisco (Feb. 27-29, 1928); Community House in Novato (Mar. 1, 1928); Irving in San Francisco (Mar. 4, 1928); Haight in San Francisco (Mar. 5-6, 1928); Metropolitan in San Francisco (Mar. 5-6, 1928); West Portal in San Francisco (Mar. 6-7, 1928 with Joy Girl); Auburn in Auburn (Mar. 10, 1928); Broadway in Oakland (Mar. 11, 1928); Excelsior in San Francisco (Mar. 11, 1928); New State in San Francisco (Mar. 11, 1928); New Santa Cruz Theatre in Santa Cruz (Mar. 12-13, 1928); California in Palo Alto (Mar. 13, 1928); Winema in Scotia (Mar. 15, 1928); New Colma in Colma (Mar. 17, 1928); Sequoia in Sacramento (Mar. 23-24, 1928); Opal in Hollister (Mar. 29-30, 1928); Royal in South San Francisco (Apr. 1, 1928); Harding in San Francisco (Apr. 2-3, 1928); Westwood Balboa in San Francisco (Apr. 6-7, 1928); Solano in Fairfield (Apr. 8-9, 1928 as The Cities Gone Wild); Roosevelt in San Francisco (Apr. 15, 1928); Strand in Grass Valley (May 3, 1928); Avenue in San Francisco (May 4, 1928); Rialto in Stockton (May 5, 1928); Nevada in Nevada City (May 6-8, 1928); Fern in Oakland (May 11, 1928); Reel Joy in King City (May 14-15, 1928); Star in Newman (May 25, 1928); Fortuna in Fortuna (May 29-30, 1928); Hayward Theatre in Hayward (June 4-5, 1928); Mission in Sacramento (June 15, 1928 with The Claw); Sonoma Mission Inn in Sonoma (July 15, 1928); Jose in San Jose (Aug. 9-10, 1928); State in Oroville (Aug. 20-21, 1928 with Tunney-Heeney fight picture); Senator in Chico (Sept. 3, 1928); Strand in Salinas (Sept. 12, 1928); Cline in Santa Rosa (Sept. 26, 1928); Rose in Santa Rosa (Dec. 22, 1928); Strand in Los Gatos (Dec. 23-24, 1928);
1929 screenings: Majestic in San Francisco (Feb. 1, 1929); Smith’s in Yuba City (Mar. 10-11, 1929); Hippodrome in Napa (May 18, 1929); Century in Oakland (Sept. 1-2, 1929 with Dry Martini); Lyric in Modesto (Nov. 30, 1929).
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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.