Complex sentence: On April 5,1938, a nearly bankrupt theater in Los Angeles staged a desperate stunt by showing "Frankenstein", "Dracula" and "King Kong" as a triple feature; the impressive box office results led to similarly successful revivals nationwide.
Split into simpler sentences: On April 5,1938, a nearly bankrupt theater in Los Angeles staged a desperate stunt by showing "Frankenstein", "Dracula" and "King Kong" as a triple feature. The impressive box office results led to similarly successful revivals nationwide.