RKO Warner Twin Theatre

1579 Broadway,
New York, NY 10036

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Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on July 19, 2005 at 7:59 am

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.

David Wodeyla
David Wodeyla on July 19, 2005 at 6:24 am

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.

RobertR
RobertR on July 19, 2005 at 6:20 am

Gerald
I was thinking the same thing :)

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on July 19, 2005 at 6:18 am

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!

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on July 19, 2005 at 4:33 am

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.

ANTKNEE
ANTKNEE on July 19, 2005 at 12:08 am

I saw the sequel, Maytag….sorry, couldn’t resist!

ANTKNEE
ANTKNEE on July 19, 2005 at 12:08 am

I saw the sequel, Maytag….sorry, couldn’t resist!

moviesmovies
moviesmovies on July 18, 2005 at 8:55 am

Saw a 1970 film here called ‘Whirlpool’.

RobertR
RobertR on July 16, 2005 at 9:02 pm

“ 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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William
William on July 14, 2005 at 9:46 am

The corner sign also says with Gordon MacRae was Mimi Benzell. She appeared on the “Toast of the Town” show during the 50’s.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on July 14, 2005 at 8:50 am

“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.

BoxOfficeBill
BoxOfficeBill on July 14, 2005 at 7:19 am

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.

Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on July 14, 2005 at 6:43 am

I think the Strand marquee says “Hasty Heart”, a Ronald Reagan/Patricia Neal movie from 1949.

RobertR
RobertR on July 13, 2005 at 1:44 pm

Sorry that got messed up, the Strand in 1942
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RobertR
RobertR on July 13, 2005 at 1:44 pm

The Strand in 19http://www.vintagephotos.com/Image%20162%20Old%20Man%20Feeds%20Pigeons.htm42

BoxOfficeBill
BoxOfficeBill on July 11, 2005 at 8:42 am

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?

Coate
Coate on July 11, 2005 at 7:07 am

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.

BoxOfficeBill
BoxOfficeBill on July 10, 2005 at 2:23 pm

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)?

RobertR
RobertR on July 10, 2005 at 1:57 pm

The immortal “Song of Norway"
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ggh
ggh on July 10, 2005 at 4:08 am

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?

RobertR
RobertR on July 9, 2005 at 9:29 pm

Seems that when Mediterranean Holiday played the Cinerama it was continuous performances and now roadshow.

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Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on July 8, 2005 at 4:39 pm

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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VincentParisi
VincentParisi on July 8, 2005 at 4:55 am

And just a few months before the Cinerama was playing Song of Norway with Florence Henderson.

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on July 8, 2005 at 2:06 am

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.

RobertR
RobertR on July 7, 2005 at 8:42 pm

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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