RKO Warner Twin Theatre
1579 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
1579 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
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I should have anticipated that the directory would be well appreciated by the Cinema Treasures regulars! I’ll post it here when I get home from work tonight.
The ad to the right is the directory, the ones you see, are the display ads. In many papers, the directory is a concise list with times, and the display was an extra, paid for with co-op money. In this case, the directory has quite a few more theatres than are listed in the display.
Gerald
I was thinking the same thing :)
Nice. But I would find it even more tantalizing to see the listing on the right of what was playing in all those theatres at that time!
Here is a double ad from August 1965 for both of Manhattan’s Cinerama theaters:
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Not only are both these theaters dead, but so is the newspaper this ad is from, the New York Journal-American.
I saw the sequel, Maytag….sorry, couldn’t resist!
I saw the sequel, Maytag….sorry, couldn’t resist!
Saw a 1970 film here called ‘Whirlpool’.
“ I do not know if this ever got a conventional 35mm release. ”
Seems “Mediterrean Holiday” did open in 35mm paired with “Manchurian Candidate” in 1965.
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The corner sign also says with Gordon MacRae was Mimi Benzell. She appeared on the “Toast of the Town” show during the 50’s.
“Mediterranean Holiday” was a Walter Reade attempt to cash in on the Cinerama craze. It was indeed a travelogue flop which may explain the continuous showings.
Cineplex Odeon expected to go back into this site with a new sixplex as per their contract but settled out of court after the World Wide deal was signed.
Yes, the (um) Great Communicator’s film opened at the Strand on 20 January, 1950, about a month after Cecil B. DeMille’s epic premiered at the Rivoli and Paramount.
I think the Strand marquee says “Hasty Heart”, a Ronald Reagan/Patricia Neal movie from 1949.
Sorry that got messed up, the Strand in 1942
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The Strand in 19http://www.vintagephotos.com/Image%20162%20Old%20Man%20Feeds%20Pigeons.htm42
Michael Coate— Thanks. “A Dream Trip under White Sails”—sounds as though it were competing with “Windjammer” as well. This one completely slipped under my radar. It must have been the very last Cinerama-style travelogue, no?
I’ve never seen “Mediterranean Holiday” but can provide the following that may help you in researching more about the title:
Country of origin: West Germany
Original title: “Traumreise Unter Weissen Segeln"
English-language alternate title: "Flying Clipper"
Original Photography: MCS Superpanorama 70
New York premiere: Dec. 16, 1964
Prior to the 70mm/Cinerama release, this was shown shown briefly in a New Jersey theater in a short-lived multi-panel format called Wonderama.
Generally promoted as a “Cinerama” presentation, though some engagements promoted something called “CineVision.” I do not know if this ever got a conventional 35mm release.
RobertR: “Mediterranean Holiday”: I don’t remember that one at all. Since “Anatomy of a Marriage” had opened in Oct. ‘64, the Cinerama film must have followed in its wake, no? Was it a wholly new Cinerama production? or was it a compilation of travelogue scenes from “This is C” (the Spanish bullfight), “C Holiday” (Monaco), and “Seven Wonders of the World” (Egypt, Istanbul, Greece)?
The immortal “Song of Norway"
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I’d like to find out more about the Strand signage during the depression years – anyone have any ideas where I could look for info on that? One thing I’d like to know in particular is what colour the bulbs were, and if possible, how they blinked. Seems like this might be the sort of thing that muray would know, since he actually worked there – anyone know how I might get in touch with him?
Seems that when Mediterranean Holiday played the Cinerama it was continuous performances and now roadshow.
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This October 1963 ad announces the upcoming release of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”. It’s from the Bergen Record in NJ, which explains “in less than an hour you can be there” … if only that were still possible today.
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And just a few months before the Cinerama was playing Song of Norway with Florence Henderson.
Hard to believe that Black Jesus is actually a 1968 Italian film called Seduto alla sua destra, (“Seated on his Right”), directed by Valerio Zurlini.
Here the Cinerama day and dated with Harlems Apollo and Roosevelt in 1971. I don’t think the Roosevelt is on here yet.
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