In 1968 the Polk was playing childrens matinees. They had already been playing soft core on and off at this time but had not yet gone all adult. View link
Alalvarez makes a great point I remember when City Cinemas was playing the lowest of the Warner Brothers films in Cinema 1 & 2 because they had a deal to open their films.
I was refering to the fact that a film such as this appeals to such a small percentage of the market and is not geared toward a working class area. Even now it could only fly in a limited booking in Manhattan and a few art houses in the boroughs.
Holiday Showcase
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The Garrick is listed but it needs to have Andy Warhol added as an alternate name.
Just in Nassau County 19 theatres played this in holiday matinee.
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The Duke
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A 1968 double bill
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In 1968 the Polk was playing childrens matinees. They had already been playing soft core on and off at this time but had not yet gone all adult.
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Was it the location longislandmovies? What was near it?
New in 1968
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In 1968 it was new
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A 1968 re-issue
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A forgotten roadshow
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Here is the ad for “Winter Kept Us Warm”
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Anything going on here yet?
Bill
Luckily I called last night before i drove into the city, and like you I can’t go tonight. I will see it at the Lafayette next month.
This 1968 childrens matinee was originally released in 1954
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1968
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Crawford on a Columbia Showcase
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A 1968 moveover of “Millie"
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In 1968 as Tambellini’s Gate Theater
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Jan of 1968 the Bible at popular prices even included the Whitestone & Sunrise Drive-Ins.
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1966 also saw opera
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Alalvarez makes a great point I remember when City Cinemas was playing the lowest of the Warner Brothers films in Cinema 1 & 2 because they had a deal to open their films.
Jan 1968, almost in release for 3 years
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I was refering to the fact that a film such as this appeals to such a small percentage of the market and is not geared toward a working class area. Even now it could only fly in a limited booking in Manhattan and a few art houses in the boroughs.
Joseph E Levine was the pioneer of mass bookings, it was almost never that the Trylon, Forest Hills and Drake would day and date.
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A 1966 Times article on the renovations for Sweet Charity. Although it was only for a short time movies did again play there.
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