A current (October 2005) view of the exterior of the Odeon Camden Town in North London. It must have been taken very early on a Sunday morning with no traffic or pedestrians to be seen on what is usually a very busy street. View link
Listed as operating since at least 1941 when the Brokaw Theater is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 400. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. seating is given as 700 and in the 1950 edition it is 576 seats.
The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook gives a seating capacity as 240. It’s still the same by the time the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. was published, only in this edition and address of Howard Street is given.
Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions list Ward’s Theatre with 400 seats as the only theatre in town. In the 1950 and 1952 editions of F.D.Y. the only theatre listed in Pismo Beach is the Pismo Theatre with a seating capacity of 678 given in both editions.
The Odeon opened with Julie Andrews in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” so the first photo I posted above is from around May 1968 during it’s ‘Roadshow’ presentation here and not ‘early 1969’ when that film went on Odeon general release. The cinema was equipped with 70mm projection facilities.
RickB;This address maps as a suburb of Trenton, NJ. I can’t find any listing for the Hamilton Theatre in Film Daily Yearbooks that I have for 1941, 1943 or 1950.
ken mc;It is a different theatre. It is the Redding Theatre, 1537 Califormia Street, Redding. CA. that had a seating capacity of 1,002. It currently does not have a listing on Cinema Treasures.
Ken Roe
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Oct 22, 2005 at 7:45 am
ken mc; the excellent photo you posted above asking ‘Is this the same theater?’ is not the Teatro Theatre. It is the Oxnard Theatre, 525 A Street, Oxnard, CA which had 900 seats. It has been demolished and currently does not have a listing here on Cinema Treasures.
Seating capacity for the Plaza Theatre is given in the Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions as 600. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. the Plaza is listed with a seating capacity of 742.
There was another Scott Theatre that was open from the late 1940’s. It was located at 609 N. Grant Street, Odessa, TX and had a seating capacity of 909.
The Scott Theatre is listed in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y., located at 609 N. Grant Street. with 909 seats. The Rio Theater is listed at 601 N. Grant Street.
Jenni;Rita Hayworth worked mainly for Columbia Pictures which would not have played at a Warner Brothers theatre. She did make a couple or so films for Warner Bros. in the early 1940’s but these were not starring roles.
Best Wishes with your project. I look forward to viewing it.
The auditorium of the Hull Screen which is part of the Central Library building.
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An exterior view, late afternoon in December 2003 (note the Christmas trees and Santa Clause) of the Regal Theatre, Stowmarket:
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A view of the auditorium (front stalls area) just as the demolition crew are moving in:
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A photograph of the No. 1 screen in the Cornerhouse Cinema, Manchester:
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A recent exterior view of the former Forum Cinema, Kentish Town in North London, now in use as a rock concert venue.
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An auditorium photograph of the Hippodrome Theatre, Colchester in its current use as a nightclub:
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A current (October 2005) view of the exterior of the Odeon Camden Town in North London. It must have been taken very early on a Sunday morning with no traffic or pedestrians to be seen on what is usually a very busy street.
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Listed in Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions with a seating capacity of 460 and the status is ‘Closed’.
Listed as operating since at least 1941 when the Brokaw Theater is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 400. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. seating is given as 700 and in the 1950 edition it is 576 seats.
The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook gives a seating capacity as 240. It’s still the same by the time the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. was published, only in this edition and address of Howard Street is given.
Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions list Ward’s Theatre with 400 seats as the only theatre in town. In the 1950 and 1952 editions of F.D.Y. the only theatre listed in Pismo Beach is the Pismo Theatre with a seating capacity of 678 given in both editions.
The Odeon opened with Julie Andrews in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” so the first photo I posted above is from around May 1968 during it’s ‘Roadshow’ presentation here and not ‘early 1969’ when that film went on Odeon general release. The cinema was equipped with 70mm projection facilities.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition gives a seating capacity of 670.
An exterior photograph of the ‘new’ Odeon Stockton-on-Tees taken in early 1969:
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And a December 1970 view:
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An exterior photograph of the Odeon Stockton-on-Tees taken in 1949:
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Here is a 1945 photograph of the Metro Cinema, Calcutta:
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RickB;This address maps as a suburb of Trenton, NJ. I can’t find any listing for the Hamilton Theatre in Film Daily Yearbooks that I have for 1941, 1943 or 1950.
ken mc;It is a different theatre. It is the Redding Theatre, 1537 Califormia Street, Redding. CA. that had a seating capacity of 1,002. It currently does not have a listing on Cinema Treasures.
ken mc; the excellent photo you posted above asking ‘Is this the same theater?’ is not the Teatro Theatre. It is the Oxnard Theatre, 525 A Street, Oxnard, CA which had 900 seats. It has been demolished and currently does not have a listing here on Cinema Treasures.
Seating capacity for the Plaza Theatre is given in the Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions as 600. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. the Plaza is listed with a seating capacity of 742.
William;I accept your local knowledge on the distribution situation in L.A. theatres is greater than mine. Apologies:)
Sounds about right to me lostmemory, I was just about to reply with a similar theory. I will add the Rio Theatre #1 at 601.
There was another Scott Theatre that was open from the late 1940’s. It was located at 609 N. Grant Street, Odessa, TX and had a seating capacity of 909.
The Scott Theatre is listed in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y., located at 609 N. Grant Street. with 909 seats. The Rio Theater is listed at 601 N. Grant Street.
Jenni;Rita Hayworth worked mainly for Columbia Pictures which would not have played at a Warner Brothers theatre. She did make a couple or so films for Warner Bros. in the early 1940’s but these were not starring roles.
Best Wishes with your project. I look forward to viewing it.