I worked at the Fordham for two years while I was in college. Best job ever! It was single screen then. But it was the early 1970’s and we had some pretty crappy films. While the gorgeous Paradise had “The Godfather” and the Valentine had “The French Connection” we showed (honest to God) “A Town Called Bastard” with Lee Van Cleef. I did get to roam around the catwalks and the old dressing rooms. WOW! So much memorabilia just collecting dust. There was a large three sided marquee, the center part jutted out onto busy Fordham Road. It took a good two hours to change. RKO would send a graph paper telling us exactly what it should read. One time we were showing “Child’s Play” (not the Chucky movie). Two hours of ladders, wooden planks and, as I recall, it was raining. The manager checked all three sides after all the work was done, gave the ok and all the equipment was put away. That’s when I pointed out that the film starred Robert Preston and not Preston Foster. Someone got two hours of OT to do the marquee over again. Good times!
I worked at the Fordham for two years while I was in college. Best job ever! It was single screen then. But it was the early 1970’s and we had some pretty crappy films. While the gorgeous Paradise had “The Godfather” and the Valentine had “The French Connection” we showed (honest to God) “A Town Called Bastard” with Lee Van Cleef. I did get to roam around the catwalks and the old dressing rooms. WOW! So much memorabilia just collecting dust. There was a large three sided marquee, the center part jutted out onto busy Fordham Road. It took a good two hours to change. RKO would send a graph paper telling us exactly what it should read. One time we were showing “Child’s Play” (not the Chucky movie). Two hours of ladders, wooden planks and, as I recall, it was raining. The manager checked all three sides after all the work was done, gave the ok and all the equipment was put away. That’s when I pointed out that the film starred Robert Preston and not Preston Foster. Someone got two hours of OT to do the marquee over again. Good times!