Right on the money. Status should be closed and function should be bank. Not sure why it says 146 West but it does say former Pix. Thanks. http://tinyurl.com/mjxp7c
I figured out how to post the correct page without it automatically jumping to page one. If anyone has trouble seeing the page in question, let me know.
Here is part of a January 1975 article from the Daily Herald:
The Elk Grove Cinema is showing X-rated films again and village officials are trying to decide what to do about it. The current feature, “Flesh Gordon,” may violate a local anti-obscenity ordinance. Three Elk Grove Village policemen viewed the first screening of the movie Friday night and submitted their opinions to Police Chief Harry Jenkins. At least one patrolman is reported to have found the movie obscene, as defined by the ordinance passed last year. Jenkins is to review the findings of the policemen sent as “official viewers” and is expected today to take action on the advice of the village attorney. If “Flesh Gordon” is deemed unlawful, the theater may be closed.
Theater owner Walter Pancoe does not expect to be prevented from continuing to show the film billed as “An outrageous parody of yesterday’s superheroes” whose adventures were depicted in the Flash Gordon serials of the 1930s and 1940s. The movie began its run Friday night and is supposed to show through Thursday. “This movie has been very well-received at theaters all over,” Pancoe said. “There have been no objections raised in other areas and we don’t expect any battle here. We do not feel this picture violates the village ordinance.”
The anti-obscenity ordinance was rushed through by the village board in an emergency Sunday night meeting last January to prevent Pancoe from showing tho X-rated movie “The Devil in Miss Jones.” Pancoe contended he was losing money at the Grove Shopping Center theater by showing “family-type” movies exclusively.
Pancoe tried to show the film again last February and was successful for 10 days while a legal battle between him and the village raged. Contending that he was “coerced by village officials into not showing the film,” Pancoe filed suit against the village, seeking $250,000 in damages while the village sought injunctions to close the theater.
All court action was dropped when Pancoe agreed to stop showing “The Devil in Miss Jones” and return to less controversial fare. Pancoe is testing the village anti-obscenity law for the first time with “Flesh Gordon.”
Madison, July 18.â€"C.S. Laird of Jetmore has purchased the Madison theater from J.B. Wood. Mr. Wood purchased this theater from J.M. Hobbs about three months ago. Before coming to Madison Mr. Laird was a grain dealer at Jetmore for many years. Mr. Laird is moving his family to Madison, and he will take possession of the theater the first of next week.
The Crystal on Whittier first shows up in the LA Times in September 1923, in one of those large Paramount ads with all the theaters listed. Before 1923 there are ads for the Crystal at 2602 S. Main, starting in 1914.
Three hold-ups, including one at a theater box office, a drug store and a hotel room, were reported to the Central Police Station before midnight last night. None of the hold-up men were caught.
A man stepped up to the box office of the Rosebud Theater, 1940 S. Central avenue, and while W.E. Truston, cashier, was making change for a ticket purchased, reached his hand through the window and grabbed a roll of bills amounting to $43. The robber fled.
In the second hold-up, two armed men entered the Becker Pharmacy at Sixth Street and Westmoreland avenue, and while one covered the clerk with a gun the other rifled the cash register of $125. The hold-up men then walked out of the store and disappeared into the darkness.
A Mr. A. Jual reported to the police that while he was asleep in a room at a hotel at 1347 South Hill, he was awakened by a knock at the door. Upon opening it he was confronted by an armed man, who entered the room, took a sum of money from his trousers hanging in the room and then departed.
I’m not sure if this has been posted before. The LAPL caption for this 1979 photo states that this was the biggest opening crowd in the history of the Chinese: http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics18/00028719.jpg
No, it’s a monthly service. The film in question supposedly depicted murders of real people. I think someone admitted later that the deaths were all staged.
Here is a letter to the editor of the Press-Telegram dated 3/28/76:
Mr. James Forman, assistant manager of the Imperial Theater, is to be commended for his susceptibility lo the concerned citizenry of Long Beach. In response to the orderly picketing and reasonable requests of the Long Beach chapter of the National Organization for Women and the North Long Beach Concerned Citizens, the cheap and repellent movie Snuff has been discontinued by the Imperial Theater. Community constituents should note that citizen responsiveness and responsibility has determined the standard of decency in our Long Beach community in this case. We are the difference between shabby, brutal and degrading depictions of sex and women and decency, safety and community hygiene. Be barometers of peace and decency. Stand in the way of violence and sexual sickness. Take that stand publicly. The Long Beach chapter of NOW thanks the theater for respecting the wishes of the community and ridding this city of a movie which brutalizes and degrades women.
It’s so funny to see the features playing because most of the photos were taken in the early 1980s. I was in college at that time or finishing, and I saw most of those films. back then a movie in Center City Philadelphia cost about $3, first-run, and I used to see at least one movie a week. Now two tickets for my wife and me plus junk food is upwards of $30. So thanks for keeping the 80s alive.
Right on the money. Status should be closed and function should be bank. Not sure why it says 146 West but it does say former Pix. Thanks.
http://tinyurl.com/mjxp7c
What was the movie that showed the Million Dollar?
I will most likely stick with typing in the articles myself. I can see how this would be a problem for some systems.
I figured out how to post the correct page without it automatically jumping to page one. If anyone has trouble seeing the page in question, let me know.
Theater owner shoots burglar in head, was former theater employee. From Boxoffice in May 1948.
http://tinyurl.com/ny95js
OK, thanks. I wasn’t sure why it wasn’t working, since I’m technologically challenged.
There is a May 1948 ad for the Pix in this issue of Boxoffice, along with some other theater ads:
http://tinyurl.com/mdlycg
There’s supposed to be an audio clip here for a Humota Theater ad in 1960, but the clip doesn’t appear to be working.
http://tinyurl.com/njheyb
Here is part of a January 1975 article from the Daily Herald:
The Elk Grove Cinema is showing X-rated films again and village officials are trying to decide what to do about it. The current feature, “Flesh Gordon,” may violate a local anti-obscenity ordinance. Three Elk Grove Village policemen viewed the first screening of the movie Friday night and submitted their opinions to Police Chief Harry Jenkins. At least one patrolman is reported to have found the movie obscene, as defined by the ordinance passed last year. Jenkins is to review the findings of the policemen sent as “official viewers” and is expected today to take action on the advice of the village attorney. If “Flesh Gordon” is deemed unlawful, the theater may be closed.
Theater owner Walter Pancoe does not expect to be prevented from continuing to show the film billed as “An outrageous parody of yesterday’s superheroes” whose adventures were depicted in the Flash Gordon serials of the 1930s and 1940s. The movie began its run Friday night and is supposed to show through Thursday. “This movie has been very well-received at theaters all over,” Pancoe said. “There have been no objections raised in other areas and we don’t expect any battle here. We do not feel this picture violates the village ordinance.”
The anti-obscenity ordinance was rushed through by the village board in an emergency Sunday night meeting last January to prevent Pancoe from showing tho X-rated movie “The Devil in Miss Jones.” Pancoe contended he was losing money at the Grove Shopping Center theater by showing “family-type” movies exclusively.
Pancoe tried to show the film again last February and was successful for 10 days while a legal battle between him and the village raged. Contending that he was “coerced by village officials into not showing the film,” Pancoe filed suit against the village, seeking $250,000 in damages while the village sought injunctions to close the theater.
All court action was dropped when Pancoe agreed to stop showing “The Devil in Miss Jones” and return to less controversial fare. Pancoe is testing the village anti-obscenity law for the first time with “Flesh Gordon.”
For sale here. The OP is what’s left of the Opry sign, I imagine.
http://tinyurl.com/nu9ttt
Here is a 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mn7htj
This was in the Emporia Gazette in July 1937:
Madison, July 18.â€"C.S. Laird of Jetmore has purchased the Madison theater from J.B. Wood. Mr. Wood purchased this theater from J.M. Hobbs about three months ago. Before coming to Madison Mr. Laird was a grain dealer at Jetmore for many years. Mr. Laird is moving his family to Madison, and he will take possession of the theater the first of next week.
The Crystal on Whittier first shows up in the LA Times in September 1923, in one of those large Paramount ads with all the theaters listed. Before 1923 there are ads for the Crystal at 2602 S. Main, starting in 1914.
Here is a March 1914 ad from the LA Times. The address is a little different.
http://tinyurl.com/mv9vcc
Here is a November 1924 item from the LA Times:
Three hold-ups, including one at a theater box office, a drug store and a hotel room, were reported to the Central Police Station before midnight last night. None of the hold-up men were caught.
A man stepped up to the box office of the Rosebud Theater, 1940 S. Central avenue, and while W.E. Truston, cashier, was making change for a ticket purchased, reached his hand through the window and grabbed a roll of bills amounting to $43. The robber fled.
In the second hold-up, two armed men entered the Becker Pharmacy at Sixth Street and Westmoreland avenue, and while one covered the clerk with a gun the other rifled the cash register of $125. The hold-up men then walked out of the store and disappeared into the darkness.
A Mr. A. Jual reported to the police that while he was asleep in a room at a hotel at 1347 South Hill, he was awakened by a knock at the door. Upon opening it he was confronted by an armed man, who entered the room, took a sum of money from his trousers hanging in the room and then departed.
I’m not sure if this has been posted before. The LAPL caption for this 1979 photo states that this was the biggest opening crowd in the history of the Chinese:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics18/00028719.jpg
Here is a 1980 photo from the LAPL:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics50/00059853.jpg
No, it’s a monthly service. The film in question supposedly depicted murders of real people. I think someone admitted later that the deaths were all staged.
Here is a letter to the editor of the Press-Telegram dated 3/28/76:
Mr. James Forman, assistant manager of the Imperial Theater, is to be commended for his susceptibility lo the concerned citizenry of Long Beach. In response to the orderly picketing and reasonable requests of the Long Beach chapter of the National Organization for Women and the North Long Beach Concerned Citizens, the cheap and repellent movie Snuff has been discontinued by the Imperial Theater. Community constituents should note that citizen responsiveness and responsibility has determined the standard of decency in our Long Beach community in this case. We are the difference between shabby, brutal and degrading depictions of sex and women and decency, safety and community hygiene. Be barometers of peace and decency. Stand in the way of violence and sexual sickness. Take that stand publicly. The Long Beach chapter of NOW thanks the theater for respecting the wishes of the community and ridding this city of a movie which brutalizes and degrades women.
Here is a photo circa 1940s that is being sold on eBay:
http://tinyurl.com/kr3eba
It’s so funny to see the features playing because most of the photos were taken in the early 1980s. I was in college at that time or finishing, and I saw most of those films. back then a movie in Center City Philadelphia cost about $3, first-run, and I used to see at least one movie a week. Now two tickets for my wife and me plus junk food is upwards of $30. So thanks for keeping the 80s alive.
Here is a 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/kqsjow
The Errol Flynn movie is “Dawn Patrol” and the Edward G. Robinson movie is “Bullets or Ballots”. Both from 1938.
Here are some circa 1930s theater ads from Life, including the Saga.
http://tinyurl.com/kvqh9e
Here is a 1986 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ln4msj