The picture gardens opened on 8th September1938 with Metrotone News, a cartoon Boscoe’s Easter egg, a Pete Smith oddity(Wanted___a Master, a Our Gang comedy(Bored of education), Yellowstone Park(Fitzpatrick Travel in collar) and “After the Thin Man”.
Reopened on 25th June 1981 on the Green screen with “The Thing” and “Revenge of the living dead” and on the Blue screen with “Firefox” and “Body heat” and on the Red screen with “E.T you he extra-terrestial” and “Flash Gordon”.
Opened in December 1953 with “The Story of Will Rogers”(Spanish language version?). Closed sometime in 1975 with “The Unforgettable party” demolished (date unknown?) . The site is now a bank(name unknown?).
Opened on 6th August 1976 on screen 1 with “Harry Walter go to New York” and “Gator” and on screen 2 with “Swashbuckler” and “The
winds of autumn” and on screen 3 with “Survive”.
Is Henry James who opened this drive-in, related to Jesse James?
Opened on 24th April 1953 with “The clown”, “Last of the Comanches” and “North of the great divide”.
Opened in 8th April 1952 with “Stage to Tucson” and “Mrs Mike”.
Opened on 25th May with a colour cartoon(not named), latest news, “Mother is a freshman” and “Sand'.
Opened with “Doctors' wives”. Why the name 309?
ACMI has 3 cinema screens. The website is https://www.acmi.net.au/
Entry to this museum is free. Also has displays on videogames.
The picture gardens opened on 8th September1938 with Metrotone News, a cartoon Boscoe’s Easter egg, a Pete Smith oddity(Wanted___a Master, a Our Gang comedy(Bored of education), Yellowstone Park(Fitzpatrick Travel in collar) and “After the Thin Man”.
The Regent Open Air Pictures might have been next door to The Regent Theatre on the right hand of the building or at the rear of the building?
Closed on 26/2/2022;with “Ghostbusters Afterlife” and “Encanto”.
The West screen opened with “Beau Geste” and “Kimberly Kim”.
22nd September 1966 with “The man called Flintstone” and “3 on a couch”.
Whoever brought the drive-in site, are they going to operate the drive-in theatre themselves?
Opened in 1969:with “The stalking moon” and “How sweet it is!”.
RIP Sir Sidney Poitner. 😢
Correction ; reopened on the Red Screen with “E.T the extra-terrestial” and ‘Flash Gordon".
Reopened on 25th June 1981 on the Green screen with “The Thing” and “Revenge of the living dead” and on the Blue screen with “Firefox” and “Body heat” and on the Red screen with “E.T you he extra-terrestial” and “Flash Gordon”.
Opened on 10th May 1951 with “Stella”.
Was it named after someone named Ellis?
Was the carpark that used to be there for the bus station?
Opened in December 1953 with “The Story of Will Rogers”(Spanish language version?). Closed sometime in 1975 with “The Unforgettable party” demolished (date unknown?) . The site is now a bank(name unknown?).
Opened on 18th May 1955 with “East of Eden” and “Captain Scarface”.
Opened on 6th August 1976 on screen 1 with “Harry Walter go to New York” and “Gator” and on screen 2 with “Swashbuckler” and “The winds of autumn” and on screen 3 with “Survive”.
Opened on 16 April 1954 with “The Eddie Cantor story”.
This hall might have been used as a filming location in the Australian movie “Rams”?