Showing posts with label "Neighborhood House" 1936. Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Neighborhood House" 1936. Show all posts

Saturday, August 24, 2019

"Neighborhood House"


Theatre scenes for the Charley Chase short "Neighborhood House" (Hal Roach/MGM, 1936) were shot at the Carthay Circle Theatre, 6316 San Vicente Blvd. Originally previewed as an hour-long feature, it was cut down to a two reeler for release. Thanks to the site Another Nice Mess for the screenshot, appearing on their page about the film. As can be seen, the plot revolves around a Bank Night giveaway at the theatre, and everything that goes wrong.

See the pages about the Carthay Circle Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the now-vanished building along with many photos. Thanks to Jack Tillmany for noting the presence of the Carthay Circle in the film.

On IMDb: "Neighborhood House"