Brooklyn Paramount
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“Giant New Panoramic Screen” (July 1st, 1953)
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After launching the wide-screen era at Radio City Music Hall, “Shane” did the same for the Brooklyn Paramount, where it played exclusively as a single feature to permit more performances.
What was the panoramic screen at Radio City? Was it the Magnascope size screen? Was it the size of the screen that would be the Music Hall’s 1.85 ratio screen?
At both the Music Hall and Brooklyn Paramount, “Shane” was shown in 1:66 ratio, which Paramount Pictures, for the time being at least, considered the ideal for wide-screen projection. But the vast majority of Greater New York cinemas had yet to be equipped for it, so “Shane” was shown in standard 1:33 at most neighborhood houses, including many of the Loew’s circuit.