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Opened in 1926 as the most lavish of four Hollywood Boulevard theatres designed for live performances, El Capitan Theatre featured stars such as Joan Fontaine, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, Lon Chaney, Jr, Buster Keaton, Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Will Rogers. It was renamed the Paramount Theatre in 1942 and became a movie palace, and Citizen Kane premiered here. Its original name and appearance were restored in 1990. The exterior is Spanish Colonial style and the interior is East Indian.
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