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Prince Edward Theatre 36-42 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW

It’s now 71 years past - commencing on Dec 17, 1954 “White Christmas” was screened at the Sydney Prince Edward along with the introduction of VistaVision (Motion Picture High Fidelity)

John Gleeson on May 30, 2012 writes - The Prince Edward was at 36-42 Castlereagh Street and ran through the block with the back of the building (looking like another front) at 51-53 Elizabeth Street. It was very close to Martin Place and blocks away from the above map which has it on Park Street.

In the 50’s the theatre installed a huge curved aluminum VistaVision screen. It was a one piece screen that had to be placed through the roof.

Anyone who saw the premiere of Strategic Air Command on this screen will never forget the amazing sharpness and depth – the HD of its day.

Ken R on September 1, 2012 - John gleeson writes about a huge VistaVision Screen being installed into the Prince Edward.

My understanding was that all films shot in ‘true VistaVision’ were screened in Australia on 35mm reduction prints with a 1.85 ratio ~ Indeed, the prints we screened in G.U.O. Theatres were all 35mm thick frame line reduction copies. At times, we would get the prints that were screened at The Edward and all were 35mm 1.85 W/S. Nor at any time did I see any ‘true VistaVision’ prints at Paramount Dispatch. Is this a miss-understanding by the comment poster? or for a short time, did The Edward (or any other Australian Theatre ever screen true V/V..?? (maybe a correction needed with this)

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