He may have at other theaters but never at Westwood. He was a nice guy and we all got to know his family. True, he had a temper and he didn’t put up with “foolishness” but he never shot anyone as far as I know…
Rudolf Antony Dalhouse was a bit acerbic at times but in the end he cared more for his employees than any boss I’ve had since. I learned a lot from him and considered him a dear friend.
I haven’t seen him since I left Canada in 1985-I suspect he may have passed away since then… Does anyone know?
I worked with Dudley for 4 years back in the 80’s-interesting guy. We wrote a song about our Manager, Dick Dalhouse, and he reported to Dudley as regional manager. I had no idea DD had been in the business that long.
Ironically Dick retired on a Friday, took the weekend off, and came back Monday morning at a different theatre as a “part-timer.” Basically he worked Fri Sat and Sun and did some paperwork during the week for 39 hours total…
Originally the posters were displayed inside on frames. After they added these guys we had to go out and unscrew 3 allen screws and tape the posters inside. This was ok most of the year but in winter it was bitterly cold. You couldn’t wear gloves because the space was so small…
I worked here from 1980-1984 and lived through the splitting of the big theatre into 2 smaller ones. We originally wore blue suit jackets – later replaced with icky polyester brown jackets with beige Famous Players bowties.
He may have at other theaters but never at Westwood. He was a nice guy and we all got to know his family. True, he had a temper and he didn’t put up with “foolishness” but he never shot anyone as far as I know…
Rudolf Antony Dalhouse was a bit acerbic at times but in the end he cared more for his employees than any boss I’ve had since. I learned a lot from him and considered him a dear friend.
I haven’t seen him since I left Canada in 1985-I suspect he may have passed away since then… Does anyone know?
wow so sad. a big chunk of my life was spent there
I worked with Dudley for 4 years back in the 80’s-interesting guy. We wrote a song about our Manager, Dick Dalhouse, and he reported to Dudley as regional manager. I had no idea DD had been in the business that long.
Ironically Dick retired on a Friday, took the weekend off, and came back Monday morning at a different theatre as a “part-timer.” Basically he worked Fri Sat and Sun and did some paperwork during the week for 39 hours total…
We hated when they added the outdoor poster doors.
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Originally the posters were displayed inside on frames. After they added these guys we had to go out and unscrew 3 allen screws and tape the posters inside. This was ok most of the year but in winter it was bitterly cold. You couldn’t wear gloves because the space was so small…
I worked here from 1980-1984 and lived through the splitting of the big theatre into 2 smaller ones. We originally wore blue suit jackets – later replaced with icky polyester brown jackets with beige Famous Players bowties.