History:

On May 15, 1913 the fabulous G&G Theater opened in tiny St. Helena, California, and premiered Kings of the Forest to a sold-out audience. This "epic adventure" was produced by Selig, one of the earliest and most well-known of the silent film companies.

The G&G Theatre boasted "400 seats, 150 opera chairs, a modern stage and two sdanding sets" and quickly became the cultural center of this small agricultural community, rivaled only by the local churches.  In 1915 it was renamed the Liberty Theatre and its first film was D.W. Griffith's epic Birth of a Nation.  Many Griffith films followed at the Liberty Theatre - Intolerance, Hearts of the World, Way Down East and, in 1921 it premiered the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse.  These films were so successful that the five cents ticket price would expand to ten cents, ending the era of the Nickelodean Movie Theatre in St. Helena.

This little gem of a theatre changed hands several times over the next few decades, and had its name changed with every sale.  In the 1970s the Money family took possession, returning the theatre's name back to The Liberty Theater.  The Money family began the renovations and upgrades the Liberty needed and continued with their stewardship unitl the 1980s. The theater continued to struggle and to maintain a presence on Main Street in St. Helena.   

In 1996 Charlotte Wagner assumed the lease and performed a serious upgrade to the facilities and equipment, renaming the theatre, The Cameo Cinema.  Cathy Buck assumed the lease in 2008 and a new era for the Cameo Cinema began.  By 2009, in partnership with Nimbus Arts, Cathy was able to install digital sound and projection equipment equal to the best cinema houses in the nation.  A recent grant from Dolby allowed us to upgrade to the new Dolby Atmos sound system and maintain a world-class movie experience for the patrons of the Cameo.