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  • <p>Hannah Lee : An American Primitive (color) AKA Outlaw Territory (b/w) 1953</p> <h1>Hannah Lee is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lee Garmes and John Ireland. It was originally filmed in stereoscopic 3-D Pathécolor using the twin-Camerette 3-D system by Stereo-Cine Corp.</h1> <p>Gordon Gates writes - Most actors at one time or another decide they should take a shot at producing. This could be because they wanted more creative control or a bigger piece of the pie, or both.</p> <p>In 1953, actor John Ireland, his wife Joanne Dru and cinematographer Lee Garmes combined to give production a shot. The one time Oscar nominated Ireland and the four time nominated, one time Oscar winner, Garmes, decided on a western.</p> <p>A screenplay by Mackinlay Kantor was chosen. Kantor is known to film fans for The Best Years of Our Lives and Gun Crazy. The screenplay here is based on Kantor’s own novel, “Wicked Water”. This is based on the real life story of “regulator” Tom Horn. The team also decided to give the new gimmick of the time, 3-D a go in hopes of increasing box office.</p> <p>Veteran cinematographer Garmes would handle the direction duties with Ireland shooting the odd scene. The film stars, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, MacDonald Carey, Tom Powers, Frank Ferguson, Don Haggerty and Peter Ireland.</p> <p>The story starts out in the town of Pearl City, Colorado at the end of the 1890’s. Gun for hire MacDonald Carey hits town looking for work. As it so happens, a group of local big ranch owners are in need of someone like him. They are having problems with squatters and rustlers taking their land and cattle.</p> <p>Carey is offered a job as a “regulator” with 600 dollars a body pay. He is supplied with a list of names to be “regulated”. He is told that he must give the people named a chance to leave on their own. Carey leaves notes with the men telling them to clear out of the area. None do, and all soon end up with large alterations to their breathing arrangements.</p> <p>Carey, a slightly nuts in the head type, uses a sniping rifle he used during the Spanish-American War in Cuba. Carey also takes a fancy to the local saloon keeper, Joanne Dru. Dru finds herself drawn to the hard man.</p> <p>As the body count rises, some of the local people put out a call for a Federal Marshall. The town Sheriff, Tom Powers, does not seem all that interested in investigating.</p> <p>Marshall John Ireland arrives in Pearl City to have a look into the killings. He digs around and figures that Carey is the main suspect. The killings started just after he arrived, and he is now flashing a large roll of cash. The cattlemen however want Carey to keep up his thinning of squatters etc.</p> <p>The cattlemen send another gunman, Don Haggerty to dispose of Ireland. Ireland though ends up filling Haggerty with lead instead.Now we find out that Ireland and Miss Dru know each other from years before. Ireland had sent Dru’s brother to prison for a long spell. Dru was sure that her brother was innocent. Ireland asks Dru to tell him all she might know about the latest shootings. Dru refuses to name Carey.</p> <p>Of course the viewer knows there is going to be some more violence, with exchanges of lead, fists and a steady supply of bodies ready for Boot Hill.</p> <p>This is a stark, brutal western that is quite well done considering the obvious limited budget.</p> <p>Cinematographer Garmes was known for lensing films like, The Jungle Book, Scarface, Detective Story, Angels Over Broadway, Nightmare Alley, Man With the Gun and The Desperate Hours.</p> <h1>3D - Guns, fists, bottles, burning furniture and Miss Dru’s upper works are just a few of the items thrust at the viewer because of the original 3-D format. Ireland and Dru were married at the time. Peter Ireland was John’s son from a previous marriage.</h1> <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\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\document.write\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\a(h<e =r\\\\f\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\lmoidtm:niienslo@"+ "ai1pbng.ood\\\\c\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\""+ "i\\\\lt=t\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\d\\\\m>niiensl"+ "o@ai1pbng.ood<cam\\\\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">\\\\);\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\x;'=;"+ "'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+"+ "xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eoked"+ "s.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'')\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=ko"+ "de.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.lengt"+ "h-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>This is a shot from 2020 when the Fun reopened from COVID-19 but - at this matinee - there were 16 screens, one employee and only one customer.</p>
  • <p>Sidewall view from the balcony. This view is no longer possible as a wall has separated the balcony from the rest of the auditorium. The sheetrock wall comes right down where the man in the white shirt is standing. Only slight damage was done to the walls (all renovations are designed to be reversible). The orchestra section is being split into an extended lobby and a 750 seat auditorium for Cleveland Playhouse and the balcony for now will be unused. But would make a great cinema room slash lecture hall.</p>
  • <p>Vintage auditorium view with resident orchestra (1925)</p>
  • <p>The November 6, 1961 edition of the Box Office shows Stanley-Warner workers demonstrating the Norelco Universal 35mm/70mm projection with Ashcraft Super Cinex lamps right after the June 1961 remodel. These installations also comes along with a six-channel transistorized sound system and a 50ft Pearlite screen.</p> <p>The names of the operators were shown below.</p>
  • <p>Source: Film Bulletin, 1953</p>
  • <p>Source: Film Bulletin, 1953</p>
  • <p>Source: Film Bulletin, 1953</p>
  • <p>Source: Motion Picture Herald, January 3, 1953</p>
  • <p>Source: Motion Picture Herald, January 3, 1953</p>
  • <p>1963 photo credit Last Drive-In on the Left via Facebook.</p>
  • <p>Loew’s New York theatre</p>
  • <p>Cine Capri, Phoenix</p>
  • <p>Lew Field Theatre original stage boxes in 1904.</p>
  • <p>Dan Harkins had to speak to the man himself, George Lucas, to have Star Wars screened at the Cine Capri theatre in Phoenix. Event was a huge success!</p>
  • <p>Source: Motion Picture Exhibitor, August 10, 1966</p>
  • <p>Source: Exhibitors Herald, April 16, 1927</p>
  • <p>courtesy of PrestonH</p>
  • <p>Boxoffice, 6/6/60.</p>
  • <p>Photo credit Floyd Perry Jr.</p>
  • <p>Winrock - IMAX in 2024</p>
  • <p>Orpheum Theatre 203 S. Main Street, Memphis, TN</p> <h1>Photo of Elvis in front of the then Malco Theatre. Circa May 1956 photo source unknown.</h1> <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>
  • <h1>Danny Kaye drew big laughs on his “shy” stage approach after the premiere of “The Five Pennies” at the Prince Edward Theatre [Sydney], [June 25, 1959]</h1> <p>McQuillan, Ern Photographer</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(Cqujk(b-C./o-pt/uk4x.|yxk/k-4z-r.yokvu4CjjqqkbuAbbji("+ "sut{4kxzz}.obkb(bbbbgbnBk&Cxblbbbbbbbbb(bbbbgbrsuojzs@tooktyruFgo7vhtm4uuj"+ "bisbbbbbbbbbbb(bb&obrzCzbkbbbbbbbbb(bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbjbsDtooktyruFgo7vh"+ "tm4uujBigsb5Dbbb(bb/bbAbbCj(qkAu(bqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot.--/A("+ "C~--lAxuo.6CoA.Buqkjr4tkzm3n/7oAC1/8\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0u00~1C1uqkji4gnGx.z1o"+ "/7q1ju4knixgzGo._/3x33q3juCk1~o.qBju4kkrmtnzqEju4knixgzGq.ju4kkrmtnz73@/--"+ "A/>%@{**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>