Collection: Dodge City Film Premiere Photographs

Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs from the premiere of the film Dodge City at the Dodge Theater in Dodge City, Kansas. There are also several photos of the parade leading up to the premiere, a dinner with many of the actors and actresses from the film, a wedding which occurred at the event, and a rodeo. These photographs prominently feature the actors and actresses who traveled to Dodge City to promote the film, such as Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Priscilla Lane, Lya Lys, and Jane Wyman.

Dates

Creation: April 1, 1939

Biographical / Historical

These photographs document the premiere of the 1939 film Dodge City, which starred Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ann Sheridan. Several movie stars traveled by train to promote the movie and attend the premiere of the film in Dodge City, including Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Priscilla Lane, Lya Lys, Big Boy Williams, and Jane Wyman. The event also included a parade, a rodeo, a wedding, and a dinner.