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\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\rnhg%@uqkj(C-/.-otpu/4k.xy|kxk/4--z.royvk4ujCqjkqubAq(juCk(bbbxm"+ "~lnv}w\\\\7\\\\\\\\u\\\\0000r{n}+1jEq)n{Fo+ejvurx}mCvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxl"+ "ev)+r}u}Fn+e+emGvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxlEvj8+GD2(bbb~A-CA-ul.xCoA6Bouqkjr4tk"+ "zmAn1o/1\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0u00i1qCju4knixguIkjzGo.3/A9loi.6Bi/C187A>1~YCxzto"+ "4mxlsunIxguIkji._/3x33q3juCkb~C(jkquA(uqkjqCju4kvyor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-."+ "/->%@{**i>url+3@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>"+ "@.wVlujqi1ruFpdkFugr+h,f\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0u00n0gr@h\\\\{\\\\\\\";\\\\=x''f;"+ "roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf."+ "orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=e\\\\x=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'"+ "()'\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt"+ "(i)}kode=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>