Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater
2001 H Street,
Bakersfield,
CA
93301
2001 H Street,
Bakersfield,
CA
93301
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1962 Bookings:
(1/06/62: Sat Morning kids show: Men of Sherwood Forest)
1/10/62: Bachelor Flat; Madison Avenue
(1/13/62: Sat morning kids show:The Time Machine)
1/17/62: Two Women; The Matchmaker
(1/20/62: Sat morning kids: Giant of Marathon)
1/24/62: Flower Drum Song (featurette: Giuseppina)
(1/27/62: Sat kids: 15 cartoons)
(2/03/62: Sat morning kids: Invasion of the Saucer Men)
2/06/62: Tuesday only: The Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle
2/07/62: (continues) Flower Drum Song (featurette: Giuseppina)
(2/10/62: Sat morning kids: Beyond the Time Barrier)
(2/10/62: Major Studio Preview)
2/16/62: The Innocents; Womanhunt
(2/17/62: Sat morning kids: Snow White and the 3 Stooges)
2/21/62: Pinocchio; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2/27/62: Tender Is the Night; Days of Thrills and Laughter
(3/03/62: Sat morning kids: Days of Thrills and Laughter)
3/06/10: Benefit Premiere (Child Guidence Clinic)Say One For Me
3/07/10: The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Between Time and Eternity
(3/10/62: Sat morning kids: Ma Kettle in Ricochet Romance)
3/13/62: Richard III (Olivier)
3/14/62: Walk On the Wild Side; Belle Summers
(3/17/62: Sat kids: Destination Moon; Battle in Outer Space; cartoons; krazy races; 3 Stooges)
3/21/62: Lover, Come Back (featurette: Japan (Disney P&P); Tom and Jerry cartoon)
(3/24/62: Sat kids: Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki)
(3/31/62: Sat kids: Paris Playboys)
(3/31/62: Major Preview)
4/06/62: The Premature Burial; Guns of the Black Witch
(4/07/62: Sat kids: Missile To the Moon)
(4/11/62: Sneak preview)
4/13/62: Moon Pilot; The Littlest Outlaw
(4/17/62: Late mat and Eve only: Tosca)
(4/18/62: Guarentee Shoe Center morning show: Arrow in the Dust; cartoons)
(4/19/62: Farmer John Egg Carton Party: Oklahoma Annie; cartoons)
(4/21/62: Sat morning kids: 2 hrs. cartoons; 3 Stooges)
(4/23/62: Live Fights: Clay vs Logan; Machen vs Whitehurst; Garcia vs Perez; Dupas vs Armenta)
4/27/62: The horizontal Lietunent; World in my Pocket
(4/28/62: Sat kids: Blackbear the Pilot)
5/04/62: Sweet Bird of Youth; Murder, She Said
(5/05/62: Sat kids: For Love of Mike)
5/11/62: The Outsider; Blast of Silence
(5/12/62: Major Sneak preview)
5/18/62: Cape Fear; 6 Black Horses
(5/19/62: Sat kids: Dondi)
5/25/62: Battle Cry; Mister Roberts
(Sat kids: 20 Million Mile to Earth)
5/29/62: Experiment in Terror; Oceans 11
(5/30/62: mat only: Curse of the Werewolf; live on stage: Dr. Kashim)
(6/02/62: Sat kids: 30 cartoons)
(6/05/62: Carmen Jones (Tuesday only)
6/06/62: continues: Experiment in Terrror; Oceans 11
6/08/62: El Cid
(6/13/62: Munsey PTA show: Tom Thumb; 5 cartoons)
(6/14/62: Frank West PTA: My Dog Buddy; 5 cartoons)
(6/16/62: Sat kids: Magic Boy)
(6/20/62: Munsey PTA: Ma and Pa Kettle At Home)
(6/21/62: Frank West PTA: All cartoon show)
(6/23/62: Sat kids: Thief of Baghdad)
(6/27/62: Munsey PTA: n/a)
(6/28/62: Frank West PTA: n/a)
(6/30/62: Sat kids: A Thunder of Drums)
7/04/62: Boy’s Night Out; Ride the High Country
(7/04/62: Munsey PTA: n/a)
(7/05/62: Frank West PTA: n/a)
(7/07/62: Sat kids: Me and the Colonial)
(7/13/62: Midnight: On stage: Dr. Jeckyll and the Weird Show; On Screen: Black Sunday)
7/18/62: Bon Voyage; The Two Little Bears
(7/18/62: Munsey PTA: Rio Grande)
(7/19/62: Frank West PTA: n/a)
(7/25/62: Munsey PTA: n/a)
(7/26/62: Frank West PTA: n/a)
(7/28/62: Sat kids: Tarzan the Magnificent)
8/01/62: That Touch of Mink (featurette: Fireaway)
(8/01/62: Munsey PTA: n/a)
(8/02/62: Frank West PTA: n/a)
(8/04/62: Sat kids: War of the Satellites)
(8/08/62: Munsey PTA: The All-American)
(8/11/62: Sat kids: The Big Show)
8/15/62: Adventures of a Young Man; Love Is Better Than Ever
(8/15/62: Munsey PTA: The Boy With the Laughing Dog)
(8/16/62: Frank West PTA: n/a)
(8/18/62: Sat kids: Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure)
(8/22/62: Munsey PTA: Kill the Vampire)
8/22/62: Five Weeks in a Balloon; The Silent Call
(8/23/62: Frank West PTA: n/a)
(8/25/62: 3 Worlds of Gulliver)
8/29/62: The Interns; The Pirates of Blood River
(8/29/62: Munsey PTA: Francis Joins the WACS)
(8/30/62: Frank West PTA: n/a)
(9/01/62: Sat kids: Pirates of the Blood River)
9/05/62: The interns; The Young Doctors
(9/08/62: Sat kids: Misty)
9/12/62: Lolita; A View From thne Bridge
(9/15/62: The Lost World)
9/26/62: 2 Weeks in Another Town; Cabinet of Caligari (added-Patterson – Liston Fight Films)
(9/29/62: Sat kids: Pirates of Tortuga)
10/03/62: The Young Lions; Island in the Sun
(10/06/62: A Dog’s Best Friend)
10/10/62: Lady and the Tramp; Almost Angels (Donald Duck cartoon)
10/24/62: Damn the Defiant; The Wild Westerners
(10/27/62: Sat kids:Creature From the Black Lagoon)
10/30/62: Requiem For a Heavyweight; On the Waterfront
(11/01/62-11/02/62: 2 days: Santa Claus)
11/07/62: If a Man Answers; Information Received
(11/10/62: Sat kids: The Big Show)
11/14/62: Tammy and the Bachelor
(11/17/62: Have Rocket Will Travel)
(11/17/62: Sneak Preview)
11/21/62: The War Lover; The Best of Enemies
(11/22/62: Thanksgiving matinee: Journey To the Center of the Earth)
(11/24/62: Sat kids: The boy and the Pirate)
11/28/62: No Man Is an Island; To Hell and Back
(12/01/62: Sat kids: 20 Million Miles To Earth)
12/05/62: A Taste of Honey; Carry on Constable
(12/08/62: Sat kids: The 3 Worlds of Gulliver)
12/12/62: First Spaceship on Venus; Varan the Unbelievable
(12/14/62: Midnight: How To Make a Monster; Frankenstein’s Daughter; Circus of Horrors; Beast With 5 Fingers)
(12/15/62: Sneak preview)
(12/20/62: Mat only: The Mirfacle of the White Reindeer; 10 cartoons)
12/21/62: In Search of the Castaways; The Bashful Elephant
(12/29/62: Sat kids: 3 Stooges Meet Hercules)
(12/31/62: Pre-release showing: Son of Flubber)
1961 Bookings:
1/15/61: Where the Boys Are; The Cossacks
1/20/61: Midnight Lace; Seven Ways From Sundown
1/27/61: The Marriage-Go-Round; Esther and the King
2/03/61: Can-Can; The 39 Steps
2/10/61: Live on Stage: Bob Newhart (with Barbara Dane)
2/11/61: The World of Suzie Wong (shorts: Day of the Painter; Boats-a-Poppin')
(2/25/61: Sneak Preview)
3/01/61: The Great Imposter; Wings of Chance
3/08/61: Cry For Happy; I’m All Right, Jack!
3/15/61: All in a Night’s Work; A Breath of Scandal (Patterson vs Johansson Fight Films)
3/21/61: On screen: The Royal Ballet: Sadlers Wells (on stage: Du Fresnes Dancers)
3/22/61: Fashion Show Benefit: The Pajama Game
3/23/61: Gone With the Wind
4/07/61: Pepe
4/18/61: Aida (1 day only)
4/19/61: Pepe
4/20/61: The Grass is Greener; Head of a Tyrant
4/25/61: Catholic Welfare Benefit: The Story of the Pope
4/26/61: Cimarron; Sniper’s Ridge
5/03/61: The Absent-Minded Professor; Tess of the Storm Country
5/10/61: The Absent-Minded Professor; Walk Tall
5/17/61: Swan Lake (Bolshoi Ballet)
5/18/61: On Stage: The Limelighters
5/19/61: The Absent-Minded Professor; Walk Tall
6/02/61: All Hands on Deck; Hippodrome
6/07/61: Master of the World; The Hand
6/14/61: The Last Sunset; Trouble in the Sky
6/21/61: The Last Sunset; Tomboy and the Champ
(6/24/61: Sneak preview)
(6/28/61: Munsey PTA: The Littlest Hobo)
6/28/61: The Pleasure of his Company; Foxhole in Cairo
(7/05/61: Munsey PTA: The Courage of Black Beauty)
7/05/61: One-Eyed Jacks; Ferry to Hong Kong
7/12/61: One-Eyed Jacks; The Deadly Companions
(7/15/61: Sat kids show: Sabu and the Magic Ring)
7/18/61: Wild in the Country; The Right Approach
(7/19/61: Munsey PTA: Twilight in the Sierras)
(7/26/61: Munsey PTA: Abott and Costello Meet the Keystone Cops)
7/26/61: Tammy Tell Me True; The Secret Ways
(7/29/61: Sat Kids mat: Tarzan the Ape Man)
8/02/61: The Guns of Navarone (featurette: Donald at the Wheel)
(8/05/61: Sat kids mat: Journey to the Center of the Earth)
(8/12/61: Oscar Mayer Theatre party: fun; cartoons; prizes)
(8/19/61: Sat kids show: The Wizard of Baghdad)
(8/26/10: Sat kids show: When Comedy Was King)
8/30/61: Come September; Posse from Hell
(9/02/61: Sat kids: When Comedy Was King (double listing???)
(9/09/61: Sat kids: Freckles)
9/15/61: Ada; Ring of Fire
(9/16/61: Sat kids: Stop, Look and Laugh)
9/20/61: The Big Gamble; The Enemy Below
(9/23/61: Sat kids: The 3 Musketeers)
9/27/61: La Dolce Vita
(10/07/61: Sat kids: Tarzan the Magnificent)
10/11/61: Francis of Assisi; The Trapp Family
10/18/61: Greyfrtiars Bobby; Jet Storm
10/25/61: The Robe; The Story of Ruth
10/27/61: Back Street; The Long Rope
(10/28/61: Sat kids: Have Rocket, Will Travel)
11/03/61: Back Street; The Sergeant Was a Lady
(11/04/61: Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle)
11/08/61: The Hustler; 20,000 Eyes
(11/11/61: Sat kids: Lil Abner)
11/15/61: The Comancheros; The September Storm
(11/18/61: Sat kids: tom thumb)
(11/23/61: Thanksgiving morning kids: All Cartoon show)
(11/25/61: Sat kids: Prince Valient)
11/29/61: The Devil at 4 O'Clock; The Angry Silence
(12/01/61: Sat morn kids: The Sad Horse)
(12/04/61: Closed circuit: Patterson vs Tom McNeely; Sonny Liston vs Albert Westphul)
(12/09/61: Sat kids: Huckleberry Finn)
12/13/61: White Christmas; Houseboat
(12/16/61: toys for tots: Francis Joins the Navy)
12/20/61: Babes in Toyland; Misty (cartoon-Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)
(12/30/61: Midnight show: Screen: Continental Twist; Jailhouse Rock; on stage: Live Band)
(12/31/61: Major Preview)
1960 Bookings:
1/01/60: Never So Few; Tarzan the Ape Man
1/08/60: The Story on Page One; Web of Evidence
1/15/60: The Gazebo; House of Intrigue
1/22/60: Operation Petticoat; Four Fast Guns (added-Football Highlights of 1949)
(1/30/60: March of Dimes Mat: It Came From Outer Space; Conquest of Space)
2/12/60: Toby Tyler; A Dog’s Best Friend (featurette: Gala Day at Disneyland)
2/23/60: Suddenly Last Summer; The Rookie
(3/02/60: Special Child Guidence Clinic Benefit: Les Girls; Fashion Show on stage)
3/09/60: Our Man in Havana; Hell Bent For Leather
3/16/60: Porgy and Bess; Gideon of Scotland Yard
3/23/60: Home from the Hill; Circus Stars
4/01/60: Visit To a Small Planet; Heller in Pink Tights (cartoon)
4/13/60: Wake Me When It’s Over; 13 Fighting Men
4/20/60: Who Was That Lady?; A Touch of Larceny
(4/23/60: Kids matinee: Have Rocket Will Travel)
4/29/60: Please Don’t Eat the Daisies; Valley of Redwoods
5/06/60: Please Don’t Eat the Daisies; Flame Over India
5/18/60: Once More, With Feeling; 12 Hours To Kill
5/25/60: Wild River; The Wind Cannot Read
6/01/60: The Greatest Show on Earth; War of the Worlds
6/08/60: Five Branded Women; Walk Like a Dragon
6/15/60: Brides of Dracula; The Leech Woman
6/22/60: The Sign of Zorro; Bambuti (6/23: added Johanson vs Patterson fight film)
6/26/60: Crack in the Mirror; A Kiss For a Killer (fight film)
6/30/60: The Story of Ruth; Masters of the Congo Jungle
7/08/60: The Bells Are Ringing; The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
7/15/60: Portrait in Black; S.O.S. Pacific
7/26/60: From the Terrace; When Comedy Was King
8/10/60: Psycho (short: The Golden Fish)
9/02/60: Let’s Make Love; Operation Amsterdam (short: The Big Bounce)
9/09/60: Strangers When We Met; Chance Meeting
9/16/60: South Pacific (featurette: Eyes in Outer Space)
9/23/60: High Time; Trapped In Tangiers
9/30/60: All the Fine Young Cannibals; As the Sea Rages
10/05/60: Jungle Cat (featurettes: 3 Stooges in Stop! Look! Listen!; The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon)
10/12/60: Gigi; Don’t Go Near the Water
10/21/60: I Aim at the Stars; Man On a String
10/28/60: Song Without End; Sapphire
11/09/60: Where the Hot Wind Blows; The High-Powered Rifle
(11/11/60: kids mat: Cartoon Carnival)
11/16/60: Let No Man Write My Epitaph; The Strangers of Bombay
11/19/60: Let No Man Write My Epitaph; Jubal
11/23/60: North To Alaska; Murder, Inc.
(11/24/60: Kids Thanksgiving mat: Cartoon Carnival)
(11/26/60: Sat Midnight: 3 Horror Films)
(12/03/60: Sat kids show: Paris Holiday; 3 Stooges comedy)
12/07/60: Village of the Damned; Too Soon To Love
12/14/60: Cinderfella; The Boy Who Stole a Million
(12/17/60: Marine Corps matinee: Thundering Jets)
12/25/60: Flaming Star; For the Love of Mike
12/31/60: Butterfield 8 (midnight preview: Where the Boys Are)
A little Photoshop magic on the landmark tower…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/4681264450/
Chuck1231,what great shots,thanks.
Great photos,very nice looking theatre.
Here are some recent pics of the Fox:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3715526118/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3714714531/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3714713307/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3715519776/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3714708277/
A close-up of the neon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3714712169/
The incredible terrazzo floor!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3714711029/
Dear Chuck et al.,
Thank you for your comments and your support of Lost Memory’s considerable contributions. We are working hard to ensure that Cinema Treasures remains a community free for everyone to contribute and devoid, as much as possible, of rancor and personal attacks. We administer nearly 25,000 theater pages each day so it’s impossible to supervise everything.
I would encourage you to read this blog post, and subsequent comments, at Metsblog.com to see what everyone who runs this kind of site goes through in a given year. I’m glad to say that we have remained a vehicle for free speech, but it can be trying to balance that ideal with the practicalities of running this kind of site.
As for Cinema Treasures, I don’t think that it’s “not like it used to be,” but I would be happy to speak with anyone via email who would like to offer advice for how to improve for the future.
When I think back to the “old days” of this site—we are now nine years old—I think of an era when there were no comments and updates to the site took days, not hours. As we’ve grown, we’ve become less of a small community and more of a traditional, large site, but we’re still communicating and that’s a good thing. I do miss some people, though, and few more than Jim Rankin, one of our greatest friends, critics, and champions.
I also thank all of you, like Chuck, Patsy, Warren, and Lost Memory, and the many, many others who have supported us over the years.
Ross Melnick
Cinema Treasures
Chuck: I totally agree!
Indeed. What is the point of attacking a fellow member that contributes so many interesting and informative messages that enlighten, entertain and educate the majority of other members? Many photographs are snapshots in time. Photographs can bring back fond memories of a particular theatre. Insulting messages benefit no one. Let us share knowledge and not insults.
George
I would like to reiterate what an important contribution Lost Memory has made to this website and ask you, Warren, to stop criticizing these kinds of posts. These links are being provided for the benefit of all CT users.
What is the benefit of your attacks?
Absolutely! The contributions and dedication that Lost Memory devotes to Cinema Treasures is a treasure and one that we all should appreciate. It isn’t about numbers, but devotion to a wonderful cinema site that I am truly pleased I found despite the occasional out of line posted comment. Let’s all read and remember the comment policy stated for all CT members and stop the personal attacks NOW or we risk the chance of losing this fabulous and informative site which has and continues for the most part to be productive!
I agree with Chuck 1231, keep ‘em coming Lost Memory, your contributions are much appreciated!!
Ken Mc Just saw your photos dated 9/07, and they are great!! The photo of the candy counter was priceless! The style of that is so similar to the candy counter at the Fox-Redwood City, Ca. The backshelves were identical, along with those classic Pepsi/Bireleys drink machines. Brought back wonderful memories of my old FOX days!
Sure. Glad you enjoyed them.
Ken Those photos are exceptional!!! I was invoved with the theaters restoration and we have, what I thought ,was a great collection of photos taken of the Theater opening day Dec. 25, 1930. But these were interesting to see the theater as it looked in the 40’s. The Theater has kept its 1953 makeover and the unexpected photo of the concession counter was like striking gold! I wish we would have seen it when we restored the counter back to its 50’s splender.We used rcollections from staff and patrons to reconstruct the look and seeing the photo I think we did pretty well! Thanks again for sharing those images.
It pays to check the LAPL site once in a while as they have an ongoing project re adding new photos to the site. The funny thing was when I was in the stacks downtown last month almost all the photos in the stacks concerning Los Angeles history had already been posted on the website. They are thorough.
In early 1953 the Fox theatre got the Skouras style make-over. It reopened to the public on May 1st. 1953. In ken mc’s last post can see the pre-makeover of how the theatre looked like.
The LAPL must have gotten these recently, as I don’t recall seeing them before. All photos are dated 1946:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070079.jpg
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http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070074.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070077.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070076.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070075.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070073.jpg
This is a 1953 photo from the LA Library collection:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070072.jpg
Lived in Bakersfield in the early to late ‘70’s. By that time
the Fox was not in the best of shape. Still,it was fun to go to movies there. Remember seeing “The Sting” and “Chinatown” and many
Disney films.
The Fox Bakerfield Theatre was given it’s Skouras make-over early in 1953. The theatre reopened on May 1st. 1953 to the public.
Here is a recent photo:
http://tinyurl.com/k8cnp
Here are some interesting photos from 1930, including a sketch from the architect:
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/15/i0021501.jpg
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/15/i0021503.jpg
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/15/i0021505.jpg
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/15/i0021504.jpg
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/15/i0021502.jpg
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/15/i0021506.jpg
There was a theater in Tehachapi called the Beekay Theater. The theater was damaged in an earthquake in 1952. At first I thought that Beekay stood for Bakersfield, but as I recall, the two cities are some distance apart:
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