Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>A 1940 Hungarian film specially shown here in 1955.</p>
  • <p>Looks like a 1940 Hungarian film, “Two Nights of Mary”, shown in 1955. Postcard publicity.</p>
  • <p>April 24, 1946. First Boston showings were at this theatre.</p>
  • <p>1941, entrance.</p>
  • <p>August 28, 1946.</p>
  • <p>Book on San Francisco theatres worth finding.</p>
  • <p>An artistic representation of the Lyric Theatre in this city. Artist: Dale Blaney.</p>
  • <p>Good book to find.</p>
  • <p>Source - Daily News (Perth, WA) Wednesday 23 March 1955 page 22</p> <h1>One Summer of Happiness’ (produced in 1954) at the time was highly controversial in Australia as it featured a close-up of Ulla Jacobson’s breasts.</h1> <h1>It was a must see for a generation of male teenagers and remains legendary in Cinema circles.</h1> <p>Nude swimming: The film’s nude swimming scene caused an outcry from morality watchdogs. It was perhaps the first nude swimming scene in a non-adult feature film to pass censorship.</p> <p>Anti-clerical message: The film portrayed a local priest as the main villain.</p> <p>Love scene: - The film included a close-up of Ulla Jacobson’s breasts. Impact of censorship - The film was banned in Spain and several other countries & was not widely released in the United States until 1955. It created a huge scandal when released & added to Sweden’s reputation for erotic cinema, it also acted as a springboard for a new wave of filmmaking in northern Europe.</p> <p>Other notes - The film won Berlin’s Golden Bear award. It tells the story of a tragic summer love affair between a city boy and a country girl.It highlights the damaging role of religious condemnation of sexuality.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_u@kq(jqCju(kjbiCsut{4kxzz}bobkg(nbk.&B__Cxbblb"+ "bb(gbbrsuojzs@tooktyruFgo7vhtm4uujbbisbbbb&ob(rzCzbbkbbb(bbbbbbb(jbbsDtook"+ "tyruFgo7vhtm4uujBigsbb5Db(/AAb(C~--lAxuo.6CoA.Buqkjr4tkzm3n/7oAC1/8~\\\\C0"+ "u00u1k1iqgjG4.n1x/zqoj741nuxkziog_G._x3333/uqkj~C.1Bouqkjr4tkzmEnuqkji4gnG"+ "x.zuqkjr4tkzm3n/7-@/-A(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8u\\\\00101/q~jC"+ "4unkxizgoG7.11u/kqijg4Gn.x/zxo__3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk"+ "4rktmzn37/@--/%_{A*>>@r*+i@u>l?3rlhnogq1wh>j.k,lf.n~g@1rkhufrdhFwglD0+>,i6"+ "fl3+f?@,5.>4.;V{u@qw1lujpikruFrdhFfg\\\\+0u00,0nrgh@{>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnh"+ "go1qhwj0k,4l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr"+ "1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;+"+ "+{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\""+ ";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}k"+ "ode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Opened here in 1968.</p>
  • <p>September 17, 1958. NY opening week.</p>
  • <p>October 26, 1965.</p>
  • <p>July 24, 1956</p>
  • <p>A 1917 publicity card.</p>
  • <p>From the program booklet of “The 400 Blows” which opened here in late 1959.</p>
  • <p>October 29, 1965</p>
  • <p>1966</p>
  • <p>Source: Motion Picture Daily, April 19, 1956</p>
  • <p>October 24, 1952</p>
  • <p>January 31, 1952.</p>
  • <p>Playing “As Long as They’re Happy” from 1955…also a poster for “The Long Gray Line” from that same time.</p>
  • <p>Thalia Theatre attractor</p>
  • <p>As repertory cinema in 1983.</p>