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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » California » Beverly Hills » Beverly Canon Theatre
Also known as Hitching Post Theatre, Solari Theatre

Beverly Canon Theatre

Beverly Hills, CA
205 N. Canon Drive
, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 500
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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This theater had been used as a small stage theater from 1976 until a few years ago. Before that it had run revival films. It was demolished in September 2005.

The Canon Theatre was located a half block from where the Warner Beverly Hills Theatre sat (now a parking lot). It was also around the corner from the Beverly Theatre on North Beverly Drive.

One historical note courtesy of Ed Haselwood:

"When CBS premiered 'The Wild Bunch', director Sam Peckinpah became so angry at how his film was butchered he scheduled a single, free screening of the uncut European version at this theater. When he arrived with the print, the crowd cheered.

Inside, upon meeting Peckinpah, I told him this was my favorite film and I had seen it many times. He replied "Well, now you'll see
the film I made!"

Also there were Warren Oates, Strother Martin (who remembered me from a previous meeting) and L.Q. Jones. It was a wonderful afternoon."
Contributed by William Gabel, Ed Haselwood

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The Beverly Canon Theatre is located at 205 N. Canon Dr.
During the late 60's the Canon was operated by Walter Reade Theatres.
posted by William on Nov 13, 2003 at 5:32pm
Sadly, this delightful, funky, architecturally prosaic, old entertainment space, operating since 1976 as a playhouse instead of a cinema, is slated to be demolished April 2004. A hotel will rise in its place on "the block that Gucci owns."

Please refer to the LA Times article entitled "Canon's Final Act, by Don Shirley, March 26, 2004.

Damon Schwartz
Asst. Business Mgr. (1976-77)
Solari Theatre Ensemble (Beverly Canon Cinema)
dms2000@quiknet.com
posted by Damon M. Schwartz on Mar 31, 2004 at 11:56am
According to reports, demolition is imminent and will begin on 22nd August 2005.
posted by KenRoe on Aug 19, 2005 at 2:22am
When was this theater known as the Hitching Post? There was a Hitching Post Theater on Hollywood Blvd. but the only one I know of.
posted by Manwithnoname on Aug 20, 2005 at 6:12pm
The newspaper article on the impending demolition of this and the Beverly Theatre states this was called the the Hitching Post. Article is on the Beverly Theatre page http://cinematreasures.org/theater/494/

I know of the Hitching Post Theatre in Hollywood (now demolished) and there was a Hitching Post Theatre in Santa Monica located at 1448 4th Streeet.
posted by KenRoe on Aug 20, 2005 at 11:33pm
Thanks, Ken. Does anyone have any more info of this theater when it was the Hitching Post? Did the theater open with that name?
posted by Manwithnoname on Aug 21, 2005 at 3:01am
It's not often that two historic theaters are simultaneously razed in any town, let alone Beverly Hills. The Canon Theatre was demolished last week, along with the Beverly Theater. I took some photos which can be seen here: http://barryphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/794486

Minutes after I took the Canon shot, the crane extended its arm over the top of the facade, shifted into reverse, and pulled it down. I worked on Canon Dr. for 40 years and attended many performances there. Very sad moment.

Two of the photos were used in last week's Beverly Hills Weekly. They accompanied a story about the futile last ditch legal efforts to save them.
posted by Barry Weiss on Sep 21, 2005 at 8:38pm
This was known as the Solari Theatre as of February 5, 1980.
posted by MagicLantern on Oct 17, 2005 at 12:55am
Aloha Everyone,

I saw lots of film noir at the Beverly Canon during the early 1970's. I particularly remember seeing 'The Big Sleep', 'The Maltese Falcon', and several other Bogart films here.
posted by SalvageSailor on Oct 31, 2005 at 12:13am
The recent documentary Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (available on DVD) briefly mentions and shows the Beverly Canon theatre. Jerry Harvey, the subject of this documentary, programmed the Beverly Canon before moving on to program first SelecTV and then the Z Channel.

At the Beverly Canon, Harvey was responsible for, among other things, showing an uncut version of [i]The Wild Bunch[i].
posted by Ron Newman on Apr 9, 2006 at 6:53pm
Here is a December 1972 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2xhoh5
posted by ken mc on Sep 26, 2007 at 7:50am
Here is a 1958 photo from the Los Angeles Public Library:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073794.jpg
posted by ken mc on Mar 21, 2008 at 7:10pm
Kon-Tiki was released in April of 1951 in NYC.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 21, 2008 at 7:21pm
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