Its most likely that the Anchor Drive-In opened with Randolph Scott in “Man In The Saddle” along with an unnamed cartoon. The Anchor featured original installations of everything RCA, including RCA projection, RCA Brite Arc lamps, and RCA sound.
Martin Theatres took over the Anchor in October 1969. The Anchor Drive-In last operated independently and closed on November 10, 1985 with “The Terminator” and “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins”.
Advertisements for the Park Theatre disappeared from the Bradford County Telegraph during the CinemaScope era, which meant that it either closed in the late-1950s or stopped advertising by then. Also to note is that the Park Theatre never had a grand opening advertisement.
There’s another short-lived theater in Albia called the Lyric Theatre, which opened in the Spring of 1913 with both movies and live vaudeville, featuring a radium gold drapery in the auditorium. The Lyric closed in 1916.
The Ritz Theatre opened in the early-1930s, but I cannot find its grand opening information at all. However, there is a clue on a November 1931 article that had the term “New Ritz Theatre” on it. So I’m very sure that this may’ve opened in or around 1931. It was already operating in 1933.
Edited from my October 13, 2022 (9:53 AM) comment:
The 301 Drive-In opened its gates on May 13, 1965 with Red Buttons in “Your Cheatin' Heart” and Jerry Lewis in “The Disorderly Orderly”. It was still open in 1991, but was demolished in 1996.
The Florida Theatre opened its doors on October 4, 1941 with Betty Grable in “A Yank In The R.A.F” and Claude Pepper in “International Affairs” along with an unnamed Pete Smith Specialty and an unnamed cartoon. It originally housed 700 seats as a single-screener, with 500 seats in the auditorium and 200 seats in the balcony, and its original projection featured Simplex projection with Cyclex lamps and Simplex sound.
Unlike most small town movie theaters in Florida, the Florida Theatre has its own water supply with a wall measuring 80ft and when the air conditioning was used at capacity, the system will consume 40 gallons of water a minute, which was “enough to supply half of the town’s population”. The system had a capacity of 35 tons of ice and temperature in the theater was controllable. The original auditorium featured deeply-cushioned seats with a wine color, harmonizing with both tan and green schemes for the interior.
The Florida Theatre was remodeled in 1972 and again on June 14, 1984 when it reopened as a twin theater. The twinning downsized the capacity to 310 seats, with 104 seats in Screen 1 and 206 seats in Screen 2, as well as an updated projection room and concession stand. The work of its 1984 remodeling which took two months between April 26 and June 13 of that year was done only on days the theater is closed or in the daytime when there’s no shows, but the work was halted whenever a show starts in the evenings, meaning that the theater was still operating during construction of its second screen at the time.
There was an article stating that another theater, the Comet Theatre, from a 1922 article from the Albia Union saying that the Comet was located on North Main Street as well. The Comet operated from December 1909 until early 1923 and the Rex operated from early 1923 until 1927, and both theaters are in separate locations due to showtimes stating that both the Comet and the Rex were operating at the same time before the Comet’s closure.
The Swan Theatre opened on April 20, 1936 as a replacement of the Ritz Theatre (formerly the Royal Theatre), and was taken over by Robert Cannon in February 1956, who also operated theaters in Lake City and Live Oak at the time. Unfortunately the Swan Theatre either closed later in 1956 or stopped advertising on newspapers.
Correction: The Madison Drive-In opened with John Wayne in “Hell And High Water” and “Red Skies Of Montana” afterward as a double-feature, not just the second film.
The Regent Theatre opened its doors on September 27, 1934 with Laurel And Hardy in “Sons Of The Desert” along with a few unnamed short subjects.
What’s so weird about its grand opening advertisement and its upcoming showings afterward is that articles of the Citrus County Chronicle listed as the Crystal River Theatre, but headlines confirmed that it was named the Regent Theatre. That was fixed by the following year.
The Cinema 90 opened its doors by MCM Theatres as a twin on June 3, 1977 with Evel Knievel in “Viva Knievel” in Screen 1 and Barbra Streisand in “A Star Is Born” in Screen 2. It had an original capacity of 518 seats (with 350 seats in Screen 1 and 168 seats in Screen 2), and was first managed by Sheldon Masce.
The theater expanded to four screens in Spring 1983 (alongside a 19x12ft game room) followed by another two more screens in Spring 1985 bringing a total to six screens. Litchfield Theatres operated the Cinema 90 until United Artists took over in June 1987.
I cannot find a lot of information for most of the theaters in Panama City, but I can confirm that the Lux operated during World War II alongside the Central, Cecilia, Tropical, President, and Capitol Theatres. All five theaters were still operating before Pearl Harbor, and all of them ran American titles.
The Teatro Lux (or the Lux Theatre in English) was one of the few first-run theaters in Panama City, and was still operating before its 3-strip Cinerama was installed on September 11, 1963.
There are 16 movie theaters in Panama City during the CinemaScope era, with 15 indoors and one drive-in.
The Cloverleaf Drive-In was originally supposed to open on September 2, 1950 with James Stewart in “Winchester ‘73” but was canceled for unknown reasons. Instead, it opened the following week on September 9, 1950 with Randolph Scott in “The Cariboo Trail” (unknown if extras added).
Opened on August 31, 1965 with Peter O'Toole in “What’s New P*ssycat?”, and closed on April 22, 1993 with “A Few Good Men” in Screen 1 and “Groundhog Day” in Screen 2. The National Theatre Corporation was its last operator who had been operating the theater since 1976.
Opened with Dick Haymes in “Carnival Of Costa Rica” along with an unnamed March Of Time (likely “Your Doctors - 1947” but the title was unlisted unfortunately), an unnamed cartoon, and a newsreel.
When the theater officially reopened as the Century Theatre on September 29, 1929 (with Al Jolson in “Say It With Songs” along with the Hilarity Within The Law short “The Constabule” and the Mickey Mouse cartoon “The Opry House”), it was first operated by Publix.
Expanded to four screens in 1977, but retained its twin name for some strange reason. Two more screens were added in 1990, bringing a total to six screens, and the theater dropped the “twin” name and was renamed the “Belden Village Cinemas”. This lasted until closure on July 26, 1997.
Closed on December 12, 1976 with “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”. It originally closed for the holidays but appears that it never reopened afterward.
Closed on February 12, 1981 with “The Warriors”.
It most likely closed after the 1983 season.
Its most likely that the Anchor Drive-In opened with Randolph Scott in “Man In The Saddle” along with an unnamed cartoon. The Anchor featured original installations of everything RCA, including RCA projection, RCA Brite Arc lamps, and RCA sound.
Martin Theatres took over the Anchor in October 1969. The Anchor Drive-In last operated independently and closed on November 10, 1985 with “The Terminator” and “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins”.
Advertisements for the Park Theatre disappeared from the Bradford County Telegraph during the CinemaScope era, which meant that it either closed in the late-1950s or stopped advertising by then. Also to note is that the Park Theatre never had a grand opening advertisement.
There’s another short-lived theater in Albia called the Lyric Theatre, which opened in the Spring of 1913 with both movies and live vaudeville, featuring a radium gold drapery in the auditorium. The Lyric closed in 1916.
The Ritz Theatre opened in the early-1930s, but I cannot find its grand opening information at all. However, there is a clue on a November 1931 article that had the term “New Ritz Theatre” on it. So I’m very sure that this may’ve opened in or around 1931. It was already operating in 1933.
Once known as the Keystone Drive-In.
Edited from my October 13, 2022 (9:53 AM) comment:
The 301 Drive-In opened its gates on May 13, 1965 with Red Buttons in “Your Cheatin' Heart” and Jerry Lewis in “The Disorderly Orderly”. It was still open in 1991, but was demolished in 1996.
This link may help you. Besides, I used it for other theaters across Iowa.
The Florida Theatre opened its doors on October 4, 1941 with Betty Grable in “A Yank In The R.A.F” and Claude Pepper in “International Affairs” along with an unnamed Pete Smith Specialty and an unnamed cartoon. It originally housed 700 seats as a single-screener, with 500 seats in the auditorium and 200 seats in the balcony, and its original projection featured Simplex projection with Cyclex lamps and Simplex sound.
Unlike most small town movie theaters in Florida, the Florida Theatre has its own water supply with a wall measuring 80ft and when the air conditioning was used at capacity, the system will consume 40 gallons of water a minute, which was “enough to supply half of the town’s population”. The system had a capacity of 35 tons of ice and temperature in the theater was controllable. The original auditorium featured deeply-cushioned seats with a wine color, harmonizing with both tan and green schemes for the interior.
The Florida Theatre was remodeled in 1972 and again on June 14, 1984 when it reopened as a twin theater. The twinning downsized the capacity to 310 seats, with 104 seats in Screen 1 and 206 seats in Screen 2, as well as an updated projection room and concession stand. The work of its 1984 remodeling which took two months between April 26 and June 13 of that year was done only on days the theater is closed or in the daytime when there’s no shows, but the work was halted whenever a show starts in the evenings, meaning that the theater was still operating during construction of its second screen at the time.
There was an article stating that another theater, the Comet Theatre, from a 1922 article from the Albia Union saying that the Comet was located on North Main Street as well. The Comet operated from December 1909 until early 1923 and the Rex operated from early 1923 until 1927, and both theaters are in separate locations due to showtimes stating that both the Comet and the Rex were operating at the same time before the Comet’s closure.
The Swan Theatre opened on April 20, 1936 as a replacement of the Ritz Theatre (formerly the Royal Theatre), and was taken over by Robert Cannon in February 1956, who also operated theaters in Lake City and Live Oak at the time. Unfortunately the Swan Theatre either closed later in 1956 or stopped advertising on newspapers.
Correction: The Madison Drive-In opened with John Wayne in “Hell And High Water” and “Red Skies Of Montana” afterward as a double-feature, not just the second film.
The Regent Theatre opened its doors on September 27, 1934 with Laurel And Hardy in “Sons Of The Desert” along with a few unnamed short subjects.
The Auto-Cine (or the Drive-In Theatre in English) opened its gates on September 12, 1952 with Gary Cooper in “High Noon” (unknown if extras added).
The Cinema 90 opened its doors by MCM Theatres as a twin on June 3, 1977 with Evel Knievel in “Viva Knievel” in Screen 1 and Barbra Streisand in “A Star Is Born” in Screen 2. It had an original capacity of 518 seats (with 350 seats in Screen 1 and 168 seats in Screen 2), and was first managed by Sheldon Masce.
The theater expanded to four screens in Spring 1983 (alongside a 19x12ft game room) followed by another two more screens in Spring 1985 bringing a total to six screens. Litchfield Theatres operated the Cinema 90 until United Artists took over in June 1987.
I cannot find a lot of information for most of the theaters in Panama City, but I can confirm that the Lux operated during World War II alongside the Central, Cecilia, Tropical, President, and Capitol Theatres. All five theaters were still operating before Pearl Harbor, and all of them ran American titles.
The Teatro Lux (or the Lux Theatre in English) was one of the few first-run theaters in Panama City, and was still operating before its 3-strip Cinerama was installed on September 11, 1963.
There are 16 movie theaters in Panama City during the CinemaScope era, with 15 indoors and one drive-in.
Opened on June 30, 1999.
The Cloverleaf Drive-In was originally supposed to open on September 2, 1950 with James Stewart in “Winchester ‘73” but was canceled for unknown reasons. Instead, it opened the following week on September 9, 1950 with Randolph Scott in “The Cariboo Trail” (unknown if extras added).
Opened on August 31, 1965 with Peter O'Toole in “What’s New P*ssycat?”, and closed on April 22, 1993 with “A Few Good Men” in Screen 1 and “Groundhog Day” in Screen 2. The National Theatre Corporation was its last operator who had been operating the theater since 1976.
Opened with Dick Haymes in “Carnival Of Costa Rica” along with an unnamed March Of Time (likely “Your Doctors - 1947” but the title was unlisted unfortunately), an unnamed cartoon, and a newsreel.
Opened with Susan Hayward in “Tap Roots” along with an unnamed cartoon and a newsreel.
When the theater officially reopened as the Century Theatre on September 29, 1929 (with Al Jolson in “Say It With Songs” along with the Hilarity Within The Law short “The Constabule” and the Mickey Mouse cartoon “The Opry House”), it was first operated by Publix.
Expanded to four screens in 1977, but retained its twin name for some strange reason. Two more screens were added in 1990, bringing a total to six screens, and the theater dropped the “twin” name and was renamed the “Belden Village Cinemas”. This lasted until closure on July 26, 1997.
Closed on December 12, 1976 with “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”. It originally closed for the holidays but appears that it never reopened afterward.