Starcase Cinema I, II & III

The Jerry Lewis Twin Cinema launched September 21, 1972. The neighboring Saccucci Lincoln-Mercury auto dealer was among those welcoming the new automated, franchised theater. And Saccucci Lincoln-Mercury dealer was the franchisee of this location. But things went south for Jerry Lewis Cinema and its parent company, Network Cinema Corp. The Lewis signage was removed and the theater assumed the name, the Esquire Cinema I & II on February 12, 1973. In December of 1975, the theatre became the Starcase Twin Cinema. In 1976, the Starcase Twin announced an expansion. On April 20, 1977 the theatre became the Starcase Cinema I,II & III. The Starcase closed in January of 2001.

Starcase Cinema was owned by SSC, the same company that owned the Opera House Cinema in Newport, and the Holidays Cinema in Middletown, as well as the Drive-In in Middletown.
SSC- Steve, Stella and Clem. All have passed on sadly.

“Star Wars” played on the island at this theater. The lines were halfway across the parking lot some days.

I didn’t attend too many movies here but I made a note of seeing “The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid” here in December, 1973. It was standard cookie-cutter Jerry Lewis cinema.