The B&W drama went on to earn seven Academy Award nominations for 1945, winning four for Best Picture, Actor (Ray Milland), Director (Billy Wilder), and Adapted Screenplay (from Charles Jackson’s novel).
Although the Music Hall had been offering movies for only six years, management decided to upgrade the projection system in anticipation of the New York World’s Fair opening in May of that year.
The Sunnyside survived long enough to be remembered as one of the first theatres in the Greater New York area to present a feature in the CinemaScope process. This saturation booking followed the world premiere engagement of “The Robe” in midtown at the Roxy Theatre, which abandoned stage revues to concentrate on the wide-screen system.
It should be noted that the Pabst Hotel was demolished to make way for the headquarters building of The New York Times, which, though greatly modified over the decades, was the scene of last night’s New Year festivities. History here
The New Amsterdam became the first theatre on 42nd Street to present a feature in the CinemaScope process when “The Robe” opened there on December 31st, 1953. Ad for the saturation release which followed the Roxy Theatre premiere can be viewed here
This was the first New Year’s Eve since the USA entered the World War. Despite new restrictions, all outdoor electrical signs including theatre marquees, were permitted to run full blast. In midtown, a reported 1,000,000 people had gathered by midnight, about half on Broadway between 47th and 42nd Streets, and the remainder on side streets.
The Capitol was still in an “Everything On the Screen” phase that started in 1935…The B&W bedroom farce proved to be the final work of Greta Garbo’s legendary career. Despite many offers, she never acted again in movies, theatre, radio, or television.
Some in the turn-away crowds headed across the street to Loew’s Valencia, which had plenty of empty seats with a lackluster double bill of “The Last Hunt” and “The Come On.”
The long shuttered Fox cinema was often broken into by neighborhood kids who’d been told it was haunted by ghosts and monsters. The steel framework of the original marquee provided shelter for commuters waiting for buses that stopped there.
The daring psychological melodrama, in vivid Technicolor, had to contend with religious competition from the B&W “Bells of St. Mary’s” at Radio City Music Hall, but both showplaces did record-breaking business throughout that holiday season.
“Port of Wickedness” was a reissue title for “Barbary Coast,” which was being presented at the Holiday Theatre on a double bill with the vintage “Adventures of Marco Polo.”
With a mediocre B&W romantic comedy on screen, the Roxy’s Christmas holiday presentation focused on Olympic skating champion Barbara Ann Scott, possibly the most admired of all female celebrities of that year.
Coney Island had “Vodvil” on stage that night, with Bela Lugosi as headliner.
The B&W drama went on to earn seven Academy Award nominations for 1945, winning four for Best Picture, Actor (Ray Milland), Director (Billy Wilder), and Adapted Screenplay (from Charles Jackson’s novel).
Although the Music Hall had been offering movies for only six years, management decided to upgrade the projection system in anticipation of the New York World’s Fair opening in May of that year.
Engagement opened on May 14th, 1952, using newspaper ad displayed here
Announced a week in advance in circuit ad published on January 2nd, 1948.
The Sunnyside survived long enough to be remembered as one of the first theatres in the Greater New York area to present a feature in the CinemaScope process. This saturation booking followed the world premiere engagement of “The Robe” in midtown at the Roxy Theatre, which abandoned stage revues to concentrate on the wide-screen system.
Central Park Theatre listed in the top right corner of the city-wide directory.
It should be noted that the Pabst Hotel was demolished to make way for the headquarters building of The New York Times, which, though greatly modified over the decades, was the scene of last night’s New Year festivities. History here
The New Amsterdam became the first theatre on 42nd Street to present a feature in the CinemaScope process when “The Robe” opened there on December 31st, 1953. Ad for the saturation release which followed the Roxy Theatre premiere can be viewed here
The Paramount’s marquee is barely visible on the middle left side of the news photo.
This was the first New Year’s Eve since the USA entered the World War. Despite new restrictions, all outdoor electrical signs including theatre marquees, were permitted to run full blast. In midtown, a reported 1,000,000 people had gathered by midnight, about half on Broadway between 47th and 42nd Streets, and the remainder on side streets.
The Capitol was still in an “Everything On the Screen” phase that started in 1935…The B&W bedroom farce proved to be the final work of Greta Garbo’s legendary career. Despite many offers, she never acted again in movies, theatre, radio, or television.
All Loew’s sites were presenting the foreign-language ‘Oscar’ winning feature in English.
Some in the turn-away crowds headed across the street to Loew’s Valencia, which had plenty of empty seats with a lackluster double bill of “The Last Hunt” and “The Come On.”
The long shuttered Fox cinema was often broken into by neighborhood kids who’d been told it was haunted by ghosts and monsters. The steel framework of the original marquee provided shelter for commuters waiting for buses that stopped there.
The daring psychological melodrama, in vivid Technicolor, had to contend with religious competition from the B&W “Bells of St. Mary’s” at Radio City Music Hall, but both showplaces did record-breaking business throughout that holiday season.
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the engagement, which opened on December 4th with “Auntie Mame” on screen. Ad displayed here
“Port of Wickedness” was a reissue title for “Barbary Coast,” which was being presented at the Holiday Theatre on a double bill with the vintage “Adventures of Marco Polo.”
This was the first Christmas season for the Riviera Theatre, which opened in October of that year.
During peak holiday seasons, RKO often combined Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Queens sites, instead of staggered over two weeks.
Jersey and Newark listed with “The Jolson Story” as single feature.
With a mediocre B&W romantic comedy on screen, the Roxy’s Christmas holiday presentation focused on Olympic skating champion Barbara Ann Scott, possibly the most admired of all female celebrities of that year.
Listed in collection with an address of 1 East 116th Street, which is the NE corner of 116th Street and Fifth Avenue.
This shows the Jewel Theatre on Kings Highway in Brooklyn
This shows the Jewel Theatre on Kings Highway in Brooklyn