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 Windy Riley Goes Hollywood, which was officially released by Educational Pictures on May 3, 1931. 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.
1931 Screenings: California in San Francisco (May 8-14, 1931 along with Dude Ranch); California in Petaluma (May 13-14, 1931 along with Strangers May Kiss); Modesto theater in Modesto (June 30 – July 1, 1931 along with Top Speed); Obispo in San Luis Obispo (July 29-30, 1931 along with The Common Law); Fox-California in Stockton (Aug. 23, 1931 along with Young as You Feel); Playhouse Theater in Calistoga (Oct. 7-8, 1931 along with The Maltese Falcon); New Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz (Oct. 29, 1931 along with Travelling Husbands); Liberty in Eureka (Nov. 17, 1931 along with Young as You Feel);
1932 Screenings: Rialto in Stockton (March 29-30, 1932 along with Susan Lennox Her Rise and Fall).
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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.