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Beach Theatre Flinders Parade, Sandgate, QLD

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Moby Dick is a 1956 adventure film directed and produced by John Huston, adapted by Huston and Ray Bradbury from Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick. It stars Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab, Richard Basehart as Ishmael, and Leo Genn as Starbuck, with supporting performances by James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews, Bernard Miles, Noel Purcell and Orson Welles as Father Mapple.

Opened in 1924 and closed in the late-1930’s. Then used for ballroom dancing, mini golf and roller skating. Started screening movies again in circa 1949 and operated by T.J. Appleby. It closed again in circa 1973 and used as a youth recreational centre. Destroyed by fire on 13th April 1978.

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