FROM A COMMENT ON IMDB: “Benjamin Zuskin was one of the great actors of the Soviet Yiddish theater. During the Anti-Semitic pogrom of the late 40’s, Zuskin was one of the ill fated members of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee who were arrested on phony charges of espionage and Zionism (this was a crime in the Soviet Union then), and later executed.”
Saw the Italian movie “Flashback” here in the summer of 1969.
“Assunta Spina” & “Preludio d'amore.”
“Molti sogni per le strade” with Anna Magnani.
In 1938.
Newsreel Theatre down one theatre entrance.
You can also see the side of the Strand Theatre, center left.
Building with pointed roof.
This is the 1933 version, shown in New York in 1934. The cast matches that in the NYT review. So this showing was probably 1934/1935.
1932, actually.
Lots of community backlash against this rubble “eyesore” at this time.
I once saw this revived at the New York Film Festival.
MONSIEUR VINCENT was playing at the Avon that week.
Gala event for the HBO special.
The dark-colored center building.
There is more to that article if you are interested in finding it in that issue.
Open convertibles.
References to the New Central Theatre appeared in January 1921.
Gorgeous!
I have Almost Angels on video. It’s a nice film about the Vienna Boys Choir.
“Condemned” by the Catholic Legion of Decency.
Released November 1976.
FROM A COMMENT ON IMDB: “Benjamin Zuskin was one of the great actors of the Soviet Yiddish theater. During the Anti-Semitic pogrom of the late 40’s, Zuskin was one of the ill fated members of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee who were arrested on phony charges of espionage and Zionism (this was a crime in the Soviet Union then), and later executed.”
Can be seen complete on YouTube in Russian without English subtitles.
In the Woonsocket Call.
“American Buffalo” was directed by Rhode Islander Michael Corrente.