The last drive-in in Sandusky proper closed nearly a decade ago; one remains near Norwalk. The nearest Regal operation is in Elyria, so, as far as I can tell, as of the end of November, this new Carmike theater will be the only one in or really near Sandusky. The classic State Theatre downtown, screens a classic film now and then.
After $2 million in renovations, this theater will be reopening in November as an UltrStar Cinema. This article about the reopening includes a link to a slideshow showing the theater’s new entrance and lobby: View link
According to this article about the proposed restoration, the original run time was 192 minutes exclusive of the Overture, Intermission, and Exit music. Since your complete run time including these music segments was 202 minutes, it was most likely that you ran an oiriginal road show print. nothing was missing, and that the Tower did not receive a shorter print: View link
Unless San Antonio had two theaters at different times called the Royal, this theater’s entry at San Antonio Theatres: Now and Then [url=http://www.satheatres.com/Royal_Theatre.php]http://www.satheatres.com/Royal_Theatre.php[/url indicates that it was long gone by 1943; it was razed to make way for the Majestic, which opened in 1928. There are two pictures on that webpage.
This web blog, apparently written by the skeleton that appears in the film, View link refers to an “Emergo Installation Manual” and there is a picture of what looks like a news release about it. My guess is that the gimmicks were set up by using kits distributed to theaters. Allied Artists, the distributor of “House on Haunted Hill,” was hardly a big or wealthy outfit and it is hard for me to believe that they sent out technicians to install this or any other Castle innovation. Perhaps there were regional meetings set up for theater operators to explain how to set the gimmick up.
You might want to contact the Film Forum in New York; they recently ran “House on Haunted Hill” with a recreation of the “Emergo!” effect, so it is quite likely that some one there unearthed instructions for the set up.
This page, from the San Antonio Theaters: Now and Then website, indicates that there was a Prince Theatre (not a Princess) (formerly the Strand and New Strand) on Houston Street that operated as such from 1936 until 1969: http://www.satheatres.com/Prince_Theatre.php. There is no Princess theater listed on the site.
The site is called the Alamo Village and is located about 120 miles west of San Antonio in Brackettville. It was used over the years for other movie shoots. It did close in August, though at least as of now, the website is still active. Many people who have visited the site over the years think it looks more like the Alamo of legend as opposed to the real thing which is right in the middle of San Antonio and surrounded by hotels, stores, etc.
There were reports last year indicating that “The Alamo” was going to be restored and given a limited release beginning in March of this year (for example: View link) but it appears that it did not happen; at least I have not seen any recent news about it. Has anyone else heard anything about this?
New vertical signs, replicas of the originals. were recently installed: View link
The last drive-in in Sandusky proper closed nearly a decade ago; one remains near Norwalk. The nearest Regal operation is in Elyria, so, as far as I can tell, as of the end of November, this new Carmike theater will be the only one in or really near Sandusky. The classic State Theatre downtown, screens a classic film now and then.
Thanks, Joe; I do not know how I missed that.
Apparently the reports of the roof’s collapsing were exaggerated: http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_16438737
After $2 million in renovations, this theater will be reopening in November as an UltrStar Cinema. This article about the reopening includes a link to a slideshow showing the theater’s new entrance and lobby: View link
According to this article about the proposed restoration, the original run time was 192 minutes exclusive of the Overture, Intermission, and Exit music. Since your complete run time including these music segments was 202 minutes, it was most likely that you ran an oiriginal road show print. nothing was missing, and that the Tower did not receive a shorter print: View link
An article about the theater’s seventy-fifth anniversary: View link
This theater will be reopening on October 27 under the management of the Philadelphia-based King Theatre Circuit: View link
Here is an article about the damage: View link
Corrected URL: http://www.satheatres.com/Royal_Theatre.php
Unless San Antonio had two theaters at different times called the Royal, this theater’s entry at San Antonio Theatres: Now and Then [url=http://www.satheatres.com/Royal_Theatre.php]http://www.satheatres.com/Royal_Theatre.php[/url indicates that it was long gone by 1943; it was razed to make way for the Majestic, which opened in 1928. There are two pictures on that webpage.
This web blog, apparently written by the skeleton that appears in the film, View link refers to an “Emergo Installation Manual” and there is a picture of what looks like a news release about it. My guess is that the gimmicks were set up by using kits distributed to theaters. Allied Artists, the distributor of “House on Haunted Hill,” was hardly a big or wealthy outfit and it is hard for me to believe that they sent out technicians to install this or any other Castle innovation. Perhaps there were regional meetings set up for theater operators to explain how to set the gimmick up.
You might want to contact the Film Forum in New York; they recently ran “House on Haunted Hill” with a recreation of the “Emergo!” effect, so it is quite likely that some one there unearthed instructions for the set up.
This drive-in will be reopening in December: View link
According to its entry at Drive-ins.com, the Manchester Drive-in was located to the south at 777 S. Willow St., Manchester, NH 03101.
This page, from the San Antonio Theaters: Now and Then website, indicates that there was a Prince Theatre (not a Princess) (formerly the Strand and New Strand) on Houston Street that operated as such from 1936 until 1969: http://www.satheatres.com/Prince_Theatre.php. There is no Princess theater listed on the site.
The site is called the Alamo Village and is located about 120 miles west of San Antonio in Brackettville. It was used over the years for other movie shoots. It did close in August, though at least as of now, the website is still active. Many people who have visited the site over the years think it looks more like the Alamo of legend as opposed to the real thing which is right in the middle of San Antonio and surrounded by hotels, stores, etc.
There are two pictures of this theater on its page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/nhtpine
There is a duplicate listing for this theater as the Pavilion: /theaters/4285/
On a once-a-month basis, classic movies are being shown at the Landis: View link
An article about the conversion to a dinner theater: View link
The theater’s future appear uncertain: View link
There were reports last year indicating that “The Alamo” was going to be restored and given a limited release beginning in March of this year (for example: View link) but it appears that it did not happen; at least I have not seen any recent news about it. Has anyone else heard anything about this?
An effort has been launched to sort of reincarnate at least the spirit of this theater in a new location: View link
An article about the couple that owns the theater and their plans for it: View link
This article has a picture of the Star Rochester prior to the start of renovations: View link