[Homer_J_Simpson]

That was some turn out. The street is jammed and every window and roof top is filled. Is all that to catch a glimpse of Errol Flynn?

[aft_lizard]

I think it was just the overwhelming publicity that came with the premier that was held there. Plus how often does a dusty town isolated in western Kansas get a major motion picture premier in it’s little city?

Here is a letter to time I just found that is kind of funny:

Sirs:

In the last issue of your magazine in that part dealing with the premiere of Gone With the Wind at Atlanta, Ga. recently you report the mayor of Atlanta as cautioning the people of the city not to tear the clothing off of the movie stars as was done at the premiere of Dodge City. A letter has been dispatched to the mayor requesting him to prove his statement or publicly retract and apologize; in other words, “to put up or shut up.”

Since reading that extraordinary disclosure this organization has made inquiries of newspapermen, business men, and others associated with the premiere here last spring, and not a single person can recall a single incident of the sort reported by the Mayor. Of course, the stars may have been pushed around some. . . .

This great city needs no defending. . . .

JAMES A. WILLIAMS The Dodge City Junior Chamber of Commerce Dodge City, Kansas
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772301,00.html

[aft_lizard]

Here is another link that tells how the premiere got held there, the turnout and other stuff.

http://www.reeldiaries.com/moviehouse/articles/dodgecity.htm