In the period primarily between 1937 and early 1941 this theatre was known as the Broadway Cine-Roma and showed weekly programs of then-new Italian films. It was a primary house for Italian product of the time in a city that had more Italian speakers than Rome because of previous immigration. Once late 1941 arrived and the two countries were at war, these programs ended, with the films on hand in the US being confiscated by the US Government. Ads for many of these films, as well as some reviews, can be accessed in the photos section.
“At War with the Army” opened widely in the US in January 1951. I remember seeing it with my parents, not here, but at the Strand in Providence. I was 9.
I remember seeing the great 1948 Italian film “La Terra Trema” by Luchino Visconti here in 1965. It had never been shown in America. I was overwhelmed by the film, the beautiful 35mm print.
I remember seeing the great 1948 Italian film “La Terra Trema” by Luchino Visconti here in 1965. It had never been shown in America. I was overwhelmed by the film, the beautiful 35mm print.
In the period primarily between 1937 and early 1941 this theatre was known as the Broadway Cine-Roma and showed weekly programs of then-new Italian films. It was a primary house for Italian product of the time in a city that had more Italian speakers than Rome because of previous immigration. Once late 1941 arrived and the two countries were at war, these programs ended, with the films on hand in the US being confiscated by the US Government. Ads for many of these films, as well as some reviews, can be accessed in the photos section.
Circa 1954.
Circa 1948.
1999, before demolition.
An early 1951 flyer.
“At War with the Army” opened widely in the US in January 1951. I remember seeing it with my parents, not here, but at the Strand in Providence. I was 9.
As the Roxy.
As the Roxy.
Building on the right.
Ran here well over a year.
“The Long Ships” with Richard Widmark and “What A Way To Go” with Shirley MacLaine and Robert Mitchum.
In 1964.
The Awakening of Jim Burke with Jack Holt, 1935.
In 1969.
“Loves of a Blonde”? A 1965 Czech film.
“Father Was a Fullback” plus “Brimstone,” both 1949 movies..
Photo from 1950.
Took students of Italian to the Cheri in 1970 to see Fellini’s Satyricon.
Sounder.
In 1962?
In 1956.
In 1958.
Films: “Sensation Hunters” and “The Lost Trail.”
I remember seeing the great 1948 Italian film “La Terra Trema” by Luchino Visconti here in 1965. It had never been shown in America. I was overwhelmed by the film, the beautiful 35mm print.
I remember seeing the great 1948 Italian film “La Terra Trema” by Luchino Visconti here in 1965. It had never been shown in America. I was overwhelmed by the film, the beautiful 35mm print.