The Carlos usually showed 2nd run films after the 1st run engagements had finished in San Francisco. It also featured “kiddie matinees” on Saturday afternoons in the 50’s and 60’s. At one of those kiddie shows in the 50’s the projectionist mistakenly played the trailer for “And God Created Women” instead of the “kiddie film” for the following week. The full house of mainly kids and their mothers shreiked at the sight of all that Bardot flesh!!! Longest running film in the theatre’s history was “Goldfinger” which ran for over 2 months.
Run by Mel Novikov in the 60’s thru mid 80’s, this was a neighborhood art house and one of the Surf Theatre Group (which also included the Castro, Bridge, Clay and Lumiere). By the mid 80’s, it was one of the last of the “independant” theatres in SF and after closing became a childrens day care center. It was located just a couple of blocks from Ocean Beach.
The Carlos usually showed 2nd run films after the 1st run engagements had finished in San Francisco. It also featured “kiddie matinees” on Saturday afternoons in the 50’s and 60’s. At one of those kiddie shows in the 50’s the projectionist mistakenly played the trailer for “And God Created Women” instead of the “kiddie film” for the following week. The full house of mainly kids and their mothers shreiked at the sight of all that Bardot flesh!!! Longest running film in the theatre’s history was “Goldfinger” which ran for over 2 months.
Run by Mel Novikov in the 60’s thru mid 80’s, this was a neighborhood art house and one of the Surf Theatre Group (which also included the Castro, Bridge, Clay and Lumiere). By the mid 80’s, it was one of the last of the “independant” theatres in SF and after closing became a childrens day care center. It was located just a couple of blocks from Ocean Beach.