The feature-length version of Universal’s “Flash Gordon” serial was being rush released to capitalize on the sensation caused by Orson Welles’s radio dramatization of “War of the Worlds,” which millions of listeners believed to be actually happening.
Why post here? This has no connection with the renaming of the former Brooks Atkinson Theatre as the Lena Horne Theatre. The Chaloner/Town was actually on the west side of Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, beyond the boundaries of the “legit” industry in midtown.
Three-day engagement opened on Sunday, October 30th…1938 was the first year that Universal Pictures made special efforts to book the two horror classics as a package, and not necessarily during Halloween season.
Making news due to Luke Parker Bowles, the CEO of Cinema Lab, who’s the nephew of Camilla Parker Bowles, the wife of King Charles III. A lengthy Q&A article was published in yesterday’s New York Times. View here
The 14th Annual Queens World Film Festival will open here on November 1st. Details, including schedule and other participating venues, can be found at the official website
Listed on marquee are “Sister Kenny” and “The Westerner,” which opened on December 18th, that week before Christmas when movie attendance is traditionally at its lowest of the year.
The Astor Plaza and four other Manhattan locations used 70MM prints of the epic, which was being released globally in conjunction with the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landfall in “The New World.” In the USA, the event is cause for a national holiday on the second Monday of October, which in 1992 was on October 12th.
How many of these engagements are in English with Spanish subtitles,
or dubbed into Spanish with English subtitles? Are there any cinemas in Puerto Rico that show English-speaking films WITHOUT Spanish subtitles?
“Whispering Smith” had debuted at the Times Square Paramount (with stage show) in February, and was then joined by “My Own True Love” for a tour of the Loew’s neighborhood circuit before arriving at the Palace.
Maurice Kanbar, who died at age 93, finally had an obituary in The New York Times, published in the printed edition of Sunday, October 2nd. In addition to his building the Quad, Kanbar is also credited with numerous other innovations, including Skyy vodka, claimed to be a hang-over free product.
Elvis Presley’s movie debut was in B&W CinemaScope. Trailer can be viewed here
The feature-length version of Universal’s “Flash Gordon” serial was being rush released to capitalize on the sensation caused by Orson Welles’s radio dramatization of “War of the Worlds,” which millions of listeners believed to be actually happening.
The French Casino in NYC was a nightclub converted from the second and short lived Earl Carroll Theatre listed here
Marquee lists Clive Brook and Peg Shannon in “Silence” as feature presentation, plus vaudeville acts on stage.
Spotted around the ad are instructions on how to reach the Paradise from the East Bronx, Manhattan, and Westchester County.
Previously uploaded here
Why post here? This has no connection with the renaming of the former Brooks Atkinson Theatre as the Lena Horne Theatre. The Chaloner/Town was actually on the west side of Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, beyond the boundaries of the “legit” industry in midtown.
Queen Elizabeth II attended the gala British premiere of “Funny Lady” in March, 1975. Color TV coverage can be viewed here
Three-day engagement opened on Sunday, October 30th…1938 was the first year that Universal Pictures made special efforts to book the two horror classics as a package, and not necessarily during Halloween season.
Previously uploaded to CT in a cropped version in 2016. View here
Making news due to Luke Parker Bowles, the CEO of Cinema Lab, who’s the nephew of Camilla Parker Bowles, the wife of King Charles III. A lengthy Q&A article was published in yesterday’s New York Times. View here
In theatrical parlance, the correct word for that type of sign is “vertical,” with “upright” as an alternative.
Marquee lists a double bill of “Pride and Prejudice” and “Turnabout,” which ran at Loew’s 175th Street for five days starting on September 19th, 1940.
Full title of the B&W melodrama was “Scarface: The Shame of a Nation,” which proved too lengthy for full display on many marquees.
The 14th Annual Queens World Film Festival will open here on November 1st. Details, including schedule and other participating venues, can be found at the official website
Listed on marquee are “Sister Kenny” and “The Westerner,” which opened on December 18th, that week before Christmas when movie attendance is traditionally at its lowest of the year.
The Astor Plaza and four other Manhattan locations used 70MM prints of the epic, which was being released globally in conjunction with the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landfall in “The New World.” In the USA, the event is cause for a national holiday on the second Monday of October, which in 1992 was on October 12th.
How many of these engagements are in English with Spanish subtitles, or dubbed into Spanish with English subtitles? Are there any cinemas in Puerto Rico that show English-speaking films WITHOUT Spanish subtitles?
“Whispering Smith” had debuted at the Times Square Paramount (with stage show) in February, and was then joined by “My Own True Love” for a tour of the Loew’s neighborhood circuit before arriving at the Palace.
Double bill of Paramount’s “Beyond Glory” and “Hazard” had just finished its run of the Loew’s circuit.
Advance ad for this engagement displayed here
The B&W espionage thriller has a surprise ending that would still shock audiences in 2022.
What’s a “VHS Night?” Projection from a VHS tape cassette?
Photos of the Quad’s 2017 makeover can be found in an article in The Hollywood Reporter. View here
Maurice Kanbar, who died at age 93, finally had an obituary in The New York Times, published in the printed edition of Sunday, October 2nd. In addition to his building the Quad, Kanbar is also credited with numerous other innovations, including Skyy vodka, claimed to be a hang-over free product.