Movieland
1567 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
1567 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
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E.T. it appears in end credits of staying alive , in the background
This was my least favorite theater in Times Square; I wish Cinema Treasures had been around from the late 70s to the late 90s, then I may have appreciated this house a lot more than I did.
bigjoe, “Show Boat” opened at the Globe.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2924
Hello-
is this the theater where the 1928 part-talkie version of Showboat opened?
Please update, theatre closed March 23, 1989
David, the real cinema rarity in those pics is the Cine Lido marquee shot on the second pic. Please post this there.
Couple 1971 pics of the Forum in below link.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/21612362@N05/sets/72157629137226648/with/6948877089/?fbclid=IwAR1yqOGPN-v1_cRyUSinKoWV4hCX4HXAmeEfPLKcRvwAq8Q2QU9sBzMfxZk
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i remember when E.T. opened here June of 1982 there were lines around the block for a few weeks.
As the Holiday, 1955 photo added via Al Ponte’s Time Machine-New York Facebook page.
When it was Movieland, I played Personal Best here.
ET played here in 70mm on its opening weekend in 1982.
1964 photo as the Forum added via Scott Cisco.
1958 photo as the Odeon added , courtesy of Al Ponte’s Time Machine – New York Facebook page.
1956 photo as the Holiday added. Photographer unknown. Via Al Ponte’s Time Machine – New York Facebook page.
In January, 1929, Fox Theatres Corporation announced plans to build a 52-story skyscraper on the SW corner of Broadway and 47th Street, using Walter H. Ahlschalager as architect. The Central Theatre and surrounding buildings would be demolished for the project, which would include a large movie palace with entrance on West 47th Street. A news clipping has been posted in the Photos Section. The arrival of the Depression and William Fox’s bankruptcy eventually killed the idea.
Forum was a better name for this theatre than Movieland. Just an opinion. I saw ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ here when it was the Forum.
May 1980 photo as the Forum added, photo credit Chet-Kresiak. “The Long Riders” on the marquee.
1978 photo as the Forum added, photo source unknown. Appears to be from a book.
You are correct Mike (saps), 1969.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/macy-balloons-years-gallery-1.13136?pmSlide=1.25747
Photo of The Ten Commandments playing here is not from 1956, since Funny Girl is playing across the street at the Criterion.
1934 photo added, credit Duke University Collection.
I should add “Debut” closed after only 5 performances because of poor reviews. But even if it was the last live show as the Holiday, it was still 1956. But early enough in the year that there is likely little record of it other than her website.
I just added a photo of the Holiday Theatre, with the live show “Debut” starring Inger Stevens on the marquee. According to her website it opened there 2/22/56. Which means live theater lasted one more year than the 1955 date in the Overview.
Yeah, they were a pain to work with and slide into a row, which is probably had to do with why they changed them on “some” of the RKO theatres in later years. But, I feel they added a really “expensive” solid look to the marquee. Loew’s also used them years ago, but, they converted to the newer type hanger letters around the time florescent tubes began to replace bulbs behind the letters.
They were also made of metal and very heavy and awkward to work with on a ladder.