1 9 2 9 , ▁a ▁huge ▁trans par ency ▁of ▁a ▁street ▁scene — t aken ▁from ▁the ▁cred its — was ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁with ▁speed ing ▁cars ▁in ▁the ▁for eground , ▁and ▁altern ately ▁light ed ▁and ▁dark ened ; ▁wooden ▁gates ▁sw ung ▁closed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁it , ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁written ▁on ▁them ▁in ▁letters ▁bla zing ▁with ▁light . ▁The ▁exception ▁was ▁Fritz ▁Lang ' s ▁Metropol is , ▁which ▁received ▁a ▁double ▁première ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 7 : ▁the ▁g ala ▁première ▁at ▁the ▁U fa - Pal ast ▁am ▁Z oo ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁President ▁H inden burg ▁but ▁advert ised ▁only ▁by ▁a ▁sign ▁above ▁the ▁entrance ▁reading ▁Welt ur auff ührung ▁( world ▁première ), ▁while ▁the ▁smaller ▁première , ▁primarily ▁for ▁the ▁press , ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁smaller ▁U fa - P av illon ▁am ▁N oll endorf platz ▁( G erm any ' s ▁first ▁purpose - built ▁cinema , ▁d ating ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 ), ▁which ▁for ▁the ▁occasion ▁was ▁painted ▁silver ▁and ▁ill umin ated ▁" gle am [ ing ] ▁like ▁a ▁be acon ▁into ▁the ▁night ", ▁as ▁a ▁contemporary ▁rev iewer ▁put ▁it , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁g ong ▁mounted ▁over ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ; ▁the ▁film ' s ▁brief ▁German ▁run ▁continued ▁there . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Naz is , ▁for ▁important ▁occasions ▁like ▁the ▁ 1 9