It started showing movies in May 1949 and was operated by E. Bramscombe, who owned the Coral Way Auto Drive-In. The opening night was sponsored by the Optimists Club. Was it a live theatre before then? The awkward location of the projection booth suggests that it was.
vindapar, is that the one that starts with advance sales for a major four hour film event and ends as a TV Guide listing for the one hour version? If, so I have a copy somewhere.
By late 1996 this theatre was clearly listing four titles with full schedules in the NYT Weekend Movie Clock. Does anyone know if it was really ever a quad or were the show times simply a smoke screen for double-booked screens?
I looked up the ads and one of the reasons for the long run may have been that for much of it, the film ran a Broadway show schedule with matinees only on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday with three shows on Saturdays. So for much of the run, there was only one show per day.
It started showing movies in May 1949 and was operated by E. Bramscombe, who owned the Coral Way Auto Drive-In. The opening night was sponsored by the Optimists Club. Was it a live theatre before then? The awkward location of the projection booth suggests that it was.
Interesting find, IATSE311! The titles on the marquee (“Con Las Alas Rotas” and “Tango Bar”) are from Argentina.
Mike, love this! Ken Roe how about a “like” button on CT?
When “LADY ICE” opened in South Florida it was advertised as ‘Filmed in Miami’.
As a regular here I can tell you that there ARE never ending escalators. There are NO bed bugs. Never have been.
Great website on the Lyric.
https://www.bahlt.org/
This appears in the Film Daily Yearbooks until at least 1965.
42nd Street is also Le Jeune Road, named after a Belgian developer who once owned most of the land around it.
It was the Laffmovie from 1942 to 1953. It was the Empire before and after.
“WILLARD” moved over to the Criterion in late July 1971.
Another short life, over-priced tourist rip-off “museum”. Like National Geographic’s latest con of shark fakes or Gulliver’s Travels.
Unfortunately, this kind of thing happened all the time WITH full time projectionists.
If you watch the ad on TCM it is just part of a promo to sell the 60th Anniversary Blu-Ray.
The New York Philharmonic is also showing “2001” on September 14 & 15 with live musical accompaniment. They have a print with dialogue only.
“Scent of Mystery” was on TCM recently in its Cinerama version. I can’t think of a film more deserving of this Mad Magazine spoof.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156665651544886&set=gm.10157719732744832&type=3&theater&ifg=1
I would have enjoyed watching movies at the Belch Art or the Art Burp.
I have posted the Mad Magazine parody on the Cinema Treasures Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156665651544886&set=gm.10157719732744832&type=3&theater&ifg=1
vindapar, is that the one that starts with advance sales for a major four hour film event and ends as a TV Guide listing for the one hour version? If, so I have a copy somewhere.
Vindanpar, PAINT YOUR WAGON played at the State for 16 weeks. That London run may have been a UK exclusive.
There were no newspaper movie clocks then and the RKO listings did not have show times, so I can’t tell.
bigjoe, they used quotes that described the film as “a joyous hit” and “rich in humor”. I am sure the locals knew exactly what that story was about.
By late 1996 this theatre was clearly listing four titles with full schedules in the NYT Weekend Movie Clock. Does anyone know if it was really ever a quad or were the show times simply a smoke screen for double-booked screens?
I looked up the ads and one of the reasons for the long run may have been that for much of it, the film ran a Broadway show schedule with matinees only on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday with three shows on Saturdays. So for much of the run, there was only one show per day.
In Miami Beach it was sold as light comedy, so go figure!
Variety stated back then that THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK had bombed everywhere except New York and Miami Beach.