Very lame compared to the Leonidoff Catholic renaissance depiction. I was so embarrassed by this one. The heavy handed protestant narration was agony inducing let alone the cheapo sets and costumes being an eyesore. This has as much to do with the Music Hall as the fake arch they’ve added to make the stage look smaller. I guess they permanently ruined the mechanisms which allowed the curtain to unfold into so many designs. The Leonidoff Nativity and Glory of Easter were beauties.
And when the Roxy was torn down the Music Hall was still successful getting first run films that people wanted to see and a popular NY destination must. By the end of the 60s that was over because of the cultural shift in filmmaking and film distribution and urban decay. It only held on well into the 70s by the grace of the Rockefellers.
I believe much of the theater was curtained off like when the Capitol became a roadshow house to appreciable reduce capacity. Though there it was done in a more permanent way unlike the Roxy where everything was removed so it could go back to being a presentation house.
The same permanent thing happened with the Strand, Rivoli and Loew’s State. I believe the Criterion was left alone. Not sure about the DeMille.
The notorious The Conqueror. I believe it was Scorsese who said he saw the Searchers at the Criterion which maybe played after?
This would be shortly before the theater’s renovation including a new marquee for The Ten Commandments later in the year.
Walter Matthau was Wilder’s second choice and I think he would have been better than Ewell.
In the early 80s somebody put on the front of the Loews State Times Square building a reproduction of the figure of Monroe that was exactly the same as when the film originally played there. Anybody else remember that?
Walter Matthau was Wilder’s second choice and I think he would have been better than Ewell.
In the early 80s somebody put on the front of the Loews State Times Square building a reproduction of the figure of Monroe that was exactly the same as when the film originally played there. Anybody else remember that?
One of the very few good movies to play at the Hall in the 70s.The only thing I remember of the stage show was Linda Hopkins who was wonderful and a very rare performer to find on the stage in a Music Hall stage show.
I only saw bits and pieces of Cleo on TV and never had any desire to sit through the whole film. I finally got to see it on its 50th Anniversary when it was shown in theaters in the complete 4 hour version. I went twice. I thought it was tremendous.
The original cut by Mankiewicz was 6 hours and the studio did throw out those 2 hours which is incredibly unfortunate as I would have loved to have seen it.
I read that the prints of 2001 had not been shipped out yet to the rest of the country so that Kubrick was able to have all first run prints cut. So that the Uptown and Capitol were the only theaters to show it for a brief period as Kubrick first edited it. Considering how meticulous he was I assume he had all that film destroyed as he had all models used in the film destroyed so that it would be impossible for them to be used in other movies.
Anybody know if any of those snips actually did survive? It would depend on a cutter being sneaky and being able to hide the film like the editor of 1776 did when Jack Warner demanded that Cool Cool Considerate Men not only be cut from the film but also be destroyed.
Moviejs1944 uploaded a picture for The Bat Whispers which I did not know opened at the Rivoli. It was one of the first films filmed in 65MM. I saw its restoration at MOMA. But there was no mention of widescreen on the theater signage so I guess they showed the 1.33 version. This is odd because if they didn’t show the 65mm first run in NY where else would they show it in this format except in Hollywood? Very odd.
Anyway the best thing about the film is its title. The wide screen added nothing to its mise en scene. But the outside display at the Rivoli is spectacular.
Opening half a month after world premiere in NY and a month and a half before Hollywood premiere in mid December.
Too bad the entire photo isn’t there. All 4 are snapping their fingers.
Very lame compared to the Leonidoff Catholic renaissance depiction. I was so embarrassed by this one. The heavy handed protestant narration was agony inducing let alone the cheapo sets and costumes being an eyesore. This has as much to do with the Music Hall as the fake arch they’ve added to make the stage look smaller. I guess they permanently ruined the mechanisms which allowed the curtain to unfold into so many designs. The Leonidoff Nativity and Glory of Easter were beauties.
And when the Roxy was torn down the Music Hall was still successful getting first run films that people wanted to see and a popular NY destination must. By the end of the 60s that was over because of the cultural shift in filmmaking and film distribution and urban decay. It only held on well into the 70s by the grace of the Rockefellers.
I believe much of the theater was curtained off like when the Capitol became a roadshow house to appreciable reduce capacity. Though there it was done in a more permanent way unlike the Roxy where everything was removed so it could go back to being a presentation house. The same permanent thing happened with the Strand, Rivoli and Loew’s State. I believe the Criterion was left alone. Not sure about the DeMille.
And though a Sunday it had a full weekday and Saturday schedule of 5 film showings and 4 stage shows. That’s how popular this film was.
Wasn’t the film in general release by this date? It only lasted a few months at the Rivoli. How long did this Long Island roadshow engagement last?
I want to see this bill!
Anybody see this show?
I see you posted pictures on the Rivoli and Asbury Park St James pages very recently.
Did you attend both during their roadshow days? Did you see MFL at the St James? Any memories?
You had a secretary at 16?
The only photo I know of where you can see the 7th Av billboard when SOM played there.
Why no interior shots of this theater? Did I miss them?
The notorious The Conqueror. I believe it was Scorsese who said he saw the Searchers at the Criterion which maybe played after? This would be shortly before the theater’s renovation including a new marquee for The Ten Commandments later in the year.
Just noticed he’s not looking very happy.
Great seat. $1,338.33 in today’s money.
Walter Matthau was Wilder’s second choice and I think he would have been better than Ewell.
In the early 80s somebody put on the front of the Loews State Times Square building a reproduction of the figure of Monroe that was exactly the same as when the film originally played there. Anybody else remember that?
Walter Matthau was Wilder’s second choice and I think he would have been better than Ewell.
In the early 80s somebody put on the front of the Loews State Times Square building a reproduction of the figure of Monroe that was exactly the same as when the film originally played there. Anybody else remember that?
‘There was never a true D-150 shown in New York City.’
So where were they shown?
One of the very few good movies to play at the Hall in the 70s.The only thing I remember of the stage show was Linda Hopkins who was wonderful and a very rare performer to find on the stage in a Music Hall stage show.
I only saw bits and pieces of Cleo on TV and never had any desire to sit through the whole film. I finally got to see it on its 50th Anniversary when it was shown in theaters in the complete 4 hour version. I went twice. I thought it was tremendous.
The original cut by Mankiewicz was 6 hours and the studio did throw out those 2 hours which is incredibly unfortunate as I would have loved to have seen it.
I’ll purchase it when if ever it comes out in 4k.
Thank you for that ad CC!
I read that the prints of 2001 had not been shipped out yet to the rest of the country so that Kubrick was able to have all first run prints cut. So that the Uptown and Capitol were the only theaters to show it for a brief period as Kubrick first edited it. Considering how meticulous he was I assume he had all that film destroyed as he had all models used in the film destroyed so that it would be impossible for them to be used in other movies.
Anybody know if any of those snips actually did survive? It would depend on a cutter being sneaky and being able to hide the film like the editor of 1776 did when Jack Warner demanded that Cool Cool Considerate Men not only be cut from the film but also be destroyed.
What did it say at the end of the showing at the Capitol? Filmed in Cinerama or just the logo like on the 4k?
Moviejs1944 uploaded a picture for The Bat Whispers which I did not know opened at the Rivoli. It was one of the first films filmed in 65MM. I saw its restoration at MOMA. But there was no mention of widescreen on the theater signage so I guess they showed the 1.33 version. This is odd because if they didn’t show the 65mm first run in NY where else would they show it in this format except in Hollywood? Very odd.
Anyway the best thing about the film is its title. The wide screen added nothing to its mise en scene. But the outside display at the Rivoli is spectacular.