Database Trivia The world premiere in Omaha, Nebraska, was a three-day celebration which drew 250,000 people, doubling the population of the city and requiring the National Guard to help control order. The special train enroute from Hollywood to Omaha, carrying Cecil B. DeMille, and stars Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea, took three days and made stops along the way drawing large crowds. The film was shown in three theaters simultaneously; President Franklin D. Roosevelt was reported to have started the premiere proceedings by pressing a button in Washington, D.C. which opened the civic auditorium. An ad stated that the premiere, which involved parades, radio broadcasts and a banquet, was the biggest in motion picture history. An antique train continued on a 15-day coast-to-coast promotional tour, stopping at thirty cities around the country. more