Regent Theatre
1912 7th Avenue,
New York,
NY
10026
1912 7th Avenue,
New York,
NY
10026
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1940 tax photo
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Recent -ish interior… http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b153a765-7ef4-f909-e040-e00a18062ff0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KX22gOKY4o at 1:25 different Regent Perhaps Regent Theatre 1215 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216?
Near the beginning of the 1951 movie “Teresa,” there is a shot of what seems like this theatre, displaying the 1947 movie “Fiesta” on the marquee, possibly put there to indicate the immediate post-war setting of the story about a G.I. and his Italian wife.
On Thursday 8 February 1951, Bela “Dracula” Lugosi presented his in person Horror and Magic Stage show at RKO Regent. Currently I am conducting research on all things Lugosi; if anyone out there actually saw this show and/or has memorabilia (poster, handbill, photos) related to this show, please contact Bill at Thanks in advance for any assistance!
in regards to AL A.’s comment of 11/15/10. the info in the intro at top is no mistake. the film “Pandora’s Box” which opened the Regent starred John Bunny and co-starred Lillian Walker as the person the title refers to.
was the Regent the first movie palace built in the U.S. or
simply the first movie palace built in NYC?
im sure they meant first movie palace…
Hmmm.
It also appears to have managed to open the 1929 film “Pandora’s Box” in 1913.
interior!!! View link
The Regent re-opened and was still showing movies in 1964.
The Regent stopped showing movies in 1963.
To promote his new film “The Ladies Man,” Jerry Lewis appeared on stage at this theater on July 12, 1961.
There is a picture of this theater in Entertainment Weekly issue 833, as the first movie palace. (This issue also has a lot of other theater info that would interest members of this site)