Sheridan Theatre
410 Arthur Godfrey Road,
Miami Beach,
FL
33140
410 Arthur Godfrey Road,
Miami Beach,
FL
33140
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This theatre was one of a chain of Florida State Theatres (later ABC Paramount). I remember little about this theatre, as I was growing up in Miami. I believe it was a fairly large house and it converted to roadshow films in the 1950’s (e.g. “Around the World in 80 Days” and “Oklahoma”.) I remember seeing a reissue of “A Star Is Born” (1954) and the theatre projected the CinemaScope film onto the hugh Todd-AO screen. I believe the theatre became retail space in the 1980s but has since been demolished.
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Louis, I am pretty sure that ad appeared way after the Sheridan was shuttered and they used an old photo.
“2001: A pace Odyssey” ran at the Sheridan (advertised as Cinerama although it was a single projector version) from May to November, 1968. It was then replaced by “Finain’s Rainbow”. There were several revival showings, usually in 70mm as part of “MGM’s Fabulous Four” which included “Doctor Zhivago”, “Ryan’s Daughter” and “Gone With The Wind”.
The Sheridan closed in late 1972 after a long run of “Fiddler On The Roof” and then reopened briefly in 1973 for “Deep Throat” until that film was banned in Miami Beach within weeks. “Throat” then played across bay for years.
I guess the last “normal” movie that ever played there was Fiddler on the Roof, making that pic the most recent. I assume they did not want throat on the marquee for the sales pitch!
Man, how’s this for deja vu. I just realized that my doctor’s office is in the building that occupies the Sheridan’s former location. The office building is now called “Galleria Silver.”
The Sheridan opened in 1937.
Cinerama in Miami.
http://cinematreasures.org/news/20931_0_1_0_C/
This opened on January 15th, 1937. ad is at View link
The January 5th, 1937 grand opening ad has been uploaded in the photo section for this theatre.
@AlAlvarez
Hi Al. I am sure Deep Throat was NOT played at the Sheridan Theater but at the Roosevelt Theater about 4 blocks west on Arthur Godfrey Road (41st Street).
I don’t remember any Rated X movies being played at the Sheridan but at the Roosevelt.
I remember that Tora Tora Tora had a long run at the Sheridan as well.
I may be wrong, however, I remember Deep Throat being on the Roosevelt’s marquee. I went to school across the street. I defer to others' more able memory (or possible first hand knowledge) on this point.
I remember Fiddler on the Roof, Song of Norway and Tora Tora Tora being played at the Sheridan for the longest time in the early seventies.
Every Saturday night, when I was about 12 or 13 in 1977 and 1978 I would help a black kid, who had a year or two on me, sell newspapers from under the Sheridan marquee. He was saving up to buy a motorcycle. The theater had been closed for a few years by then. A non-movie event may have been held in the theater, possibly a sales presentation, prior to its destruction.
Thank you all for the wonderful links and memories.
dmtyler, I doubt “DEEP THROAT” ever played at the Roosevelt since it was banned in Miami Beach after the Sheridan premiere.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25725093@N07/6823711111/lightbox/
“TORA! TORA! TORA” had a very long Roadshow run at the Beach and not at the Sheridan which was indeed showing “SONG OF NORWAY” at the time.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LL4lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4887%2C105337