Schadow Lichtspiele

The Schadow Lichtspiele was opened in 1917 and was operated by Rheinische Lichtbild AG based in Koln. It had 1,000 seats. In 1921 it was re-named Decla Lichtspiele and was operated by the Decla Bioscop AG based in Berlin. In 1927 Ufa Theater AG Berlin took over. In 1929 it was re-named Emelka Palast and was operated by Emelka Theater AG based in Munich. In 1931 it was re-named Lichtburg. A sound system by Klangfilm was installed in 1933 and it was re-named Schadow Theater. The cinema was operated by Wilhelm Fink and Dr. Herbert Sander OHG, based in Koln. After 1941 the cinema was closed during World War II.

In 1953 the cinema was re-opened as the Filmspiegel Filmtheater. It was operated by Kurt Heintze KG as a newsreel cinema. The theatre with 539-seats was designed by architect Hans Ruttgers. It was the 281st cinema he had designed. In 1956 it was re-named Schadow Theater and screened art-house films. CinemaScope was added. The RH 66 projectors were by Fieske & Hoepfner. The seats were by Schroeder and Hentzelmann. The cinema closed after 1962.

Note: The original Schadow Lichtspiele address was given as Schadowstrasse 43-45. It is not known if the street was re-numbered or that the 1953 building was a new build at a different street number.

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