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AlexvonHauffe commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 16, 2003 at 3:49 pm

Saw the first public sneak preview of “Spartacus” here in 1960. Kirk Douglas, Tony and Janet Leigh-Curtis attended. I had never seen such a small waist on a female in my life! It still holds the record! (the waist, not the “sneak”)

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AlexvonHauffe commented about Yurakuza Theater on Feb 3, 2003 at 12:00 pm

This was the Cinemascope palace. Saw “The Robe” and all subsequent Fox flicks of the ‘50s although occasionally one would materialize at the nearby Hibiya (3 Coins in the Fountain)

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AlexvonHauffe commented about Hibiya Theater on Feb 3, 2003 at 11:56 am

Saw “The Black Swan”, “Show Boat”, “3 Coins In The Fountain”, and “Drum Beat” here in the ‘50s.

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AlexvonHauffe commented about 4-Star Theatre on Feb 3, 2003 at 11:28 am

the 4 Star is a 3 screener – brings to mind that line about not going to a theatre where the bathrooms are bigger than the auditoria. Lease runs thru 2005 – property purchased by Canaan Lutheran Church, SF for their new sanctuary.