Moonlight Drive-In & Moonlight Theatre

364 River Street,
Montpelier, VT 05602

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on June 30, 2022 at 9:25 am

The Moonlight Drive-In closed on September 4, 1988 with a double-feature of “Midnight Run” and “Casual Sex?” citing end of lease and the impact of home video for their closure.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on February 12, 2021 at 9:49 pm

The Unique Thing Is That The Outdoor Opened First On July 17, 1953 With “Column South”, But The Indoor Opened Months Later On Christmas Day 1953 With Donald O’Connor In “Walking My Baby Back Home”. The Indoor Marked The First To Have CinemaScope In The State Of Vermont With A 50x20 Screen.

kennerado
kennerado on June 13, 2020 at 10:57 am

Opened on July 17th 1953 with “Column South”.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on January 8, 2020 at 12:11 pm

The Aug. 22, 1953 issue of Boxoffice ran a lengthy article about the Moonlight. “An indoor-outdoor theatre, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, will be ready for year-around operation late this fall, when a four-wall theatre is added to the operations of the recently opened Moonlight Drive-In here. The new theatre, owned by Richard M. Cody, is unique in that both the drive-in and the four-wall house will be operated under the same projection system.”

Boxoffice also ran a two-page spread on the Moonlight in its Oct. 23, 1954 issue. This one had several photos of the setup.