Today In SCV History: April 20, 1919 - William S. Hart's 'The Money Corral' Premieres On Broadway
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Today In SCV History: April 20, 1919
Today In SCV History: April 20, 1919 - William S. Hart's 'The Money Corral' Premieres On Broadway
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Today In SCV History: April 20, 1919
Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 04/20/2026 9:00am
Article Summary:
William S. Hart’s *The Money Corral* Premieres at New York’s Rialto Theatre on April 20, 1919
On April 20, 1919, silent film star William S. Hart premiered his self-produced Western, “The Money Corral,” at New York City’s Rialto Theatre as part of the venue’s third-anniversary celebration. The film, featuring Hart as a cowboy hired to guard a railroad president’s fortune, headlined a full evening of entertainment typical of the era’s grand movie palaces. The event marked another high point in Hart’s career and highlighted the Rialto’s influential role in early American cinema.
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