They went all out for the 1956 showing of “Away All Boats”, a WWII movie starring Jeff Chandler. There was a target drone aircraft in the lobby and an amphibious armed personnel carrier parked in front.
I remember “Sleeping Beauty” there too. The line of kids went several blocks up Center Street. They must’ve been letting them in for a nickel apiece because Disney didn’t make too much money from that movie the first time around. Something like “Frozen” was way beyond anybody’s imagination.
I remember back in 1954 when I was seven, coming to the Queen with my parents to see a movie, and being shocked by the poster for “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”. I was so scared that they were going to show a preview that I pleaded with my folks to take me home immediately. It wasn’t until many years later that I saw the film, and now I root for the monster!
I also recall the 1959 premiere of “Sleeping Beauty” and how the line went several hundred feet up Center Street.
In 1954 I saw “The Student Prince” featuring Edmund Purdom and “the singing voice of Mario Lanza” at the Kuhio, and the following year, Martin & Lewis' “You’re Never Too Young”. In ‘56 they featured “Away All Boats” and the management put a Radioplane target drone in the lobby and a M95(?) armored personnel carrier out front. I recall that someone said that the AAPC had to be trucked in because the tracks would have chewed up the pavement. Coincidentally, the Radioplane company was owned by actor Reginald Denny.
They went all out for the 1956 showing of “Away All Boats”, a WWII movie starring Jeff Chandler. There was a target drone aircraft in the lobby and an amphibious armed personnel carrier parked in front.
I remember “Sleeping Beauty” there too. The line of kids went several blocks up Center Street. They must’ve been letting them in for a nickel apiece because Disney didn’t make too much money from that movie the first time around. Something like “Frozen” was way beyond anybody’s imagination.
I remember back in 1954 when I was seven, coming to the Queen with my parents to see a movie, and being shocked by the poster for “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”. I was so scared that they were going to show a preview that I pleaded with my folks to take me home immediately. It wasn’t until many years later that I saw the film, and now I root for the monster!
I also recall the 1959 premiere of “Sleeping Beauty” and how the line went several hundred feet up Center Street.
I saw “Windjammer” at the Cinerama back in ‘62 or '63.
In 1954 I saw “The Student Prince” featuring Edmund Purdom and “the singing voice of Mario Lanza” at the Kuhio, and the following year, Martin & Lewis' “You’re Never Too Young”. In ‘56 they featured “Away All Boats” and the management put a Radioplane target drone in the lobby and a M95(?) armored personnel carrier out front. I recall that someone said that the AAPC had to be trucked in because the tracks would have chewed up the pavement. Coincidentally, the Radioplane company was owned by actor Reginald Denny.