Fox Redondo Theatre

For Moviemanforever – I was the manager of the Fox Redondo in the last two years of its great life. I’m very glad to hear you enjoyed going there, since me and my staff worked hard to put on the best shows (and prints) we could get. How we managed to get the high quality prints we usually did makes quite a story, but can’t be divulged here). The utterly needless closure of this great old house was one of the sadder chapters in my life, but the blame must go entirely to Mann after he bought the National General Theatre chain. You mentioned somewhere going to the 5th Ave in Inglewood and seeing The Graduate there. That must’ve been in 1968 when I was manager, then. The 5th Ave was the best experience for me in my ten years as a theatre manager, since we showed the kind of artsy films I liked. Besides, I also had a small harem of the cutest girls to help me run the place adding to the enjoyment. If anyone has photos or knows where I can get them (I’ll be glad to pay) of the exterior and/or interior of the following theatres, I’d be most grateful — The Inglewood Theatre (Also known as The Little Inglewood) on La Brea, The Loyola in Westchester, The 5th Avenue, Inglewood, The Academy Theatre, Inglewood, The Fox Redondo, Redondo Beach and the El Portal in North Hollywood. My name is O.C. Frandsen

I think XvXMatthewXvX was talking about the Fox California in San Jose that was being remodeled, according to LarryS.

I hope that is indeed true.

This theatre was demolished in the mid 70’s.

San Jose’s FOX CALIFORNIA also run by Fox West Coast was a 75 Cent house
in its last days. In fact, the same double feature was playing
in its final week of operation in the 70’s … Mad Dogs & Englishmen with Woodstock! By God’s graces, it is currently being restored
by the City of San Jose and will reopen very soon!

The architect for the Fox Redondo Theatre was J. P. Perrine. The theatre opened in 1928.