Comments about Cort Theatre in Somerville, NJ

50sSNIPES on May 27, 2024 at 9:03 am

The Cort Theater closed on January 22, 1984 with “D.C. Cab” and was demolished on August 12, 1986.

NOTE: It did close because of the rise of multiplex theaters and television, but it was not the Bridgewater Commons Cinemas who closed it because Bridgewater’s seven-screener didn’t exist yet at the time. However, the popularity of both the Somerville Drive-In and the GCC Somerville Circle Triplex nearby probably might’ve caused the Cort Theatre’s closure.

Guodone on October 5, 2020 at 12:34 pm

I saw Monty Python’s ‘And Now For Something Completely Different’ here on the mid 1970’s. Nice theater.

wcardona on March 12, 2017 at 12:17 pm

anyone has anymore pictures

mustangsally on June 7, 2016 at 1:48 pm

I worked at the Cort in the mid sixties while I attended Somerville High. Between Ronnie and I we could sell tickets, take tickets, sell items from the candy counter, seat people using a flashlight and, when needed, help operate the projector. All for $1.00 an hour. But for those jobs and pay I could not have willingly and freely taken a seat and forever more been absorbed by the “loverly” MY FAIR LADY. Ralph

BAM on March 16, 2016 at 6:39 pm

When this movie house was doing 77 cent double features, the second flick was often Foul Play. It ran for years as the second feature, along with The Big Bus. Loved this place. They also played midnight features, saw Mondo Cane, and Rocky Horror Picture Show. Wet the seats with a water gun.

Capitolbob on July 27, 2012 at 3:19 pm

Hi The cort theatre was first called the somerset built in 1922 and had a wurlitzer 2-6 theatre organ opus 521 style 160sp. I have what was left of the organ installed on my organ.Bob.

wcardona on January 27, 2012 at 8:41 am

to::::Chris Cort. -great grand son,,,do you have any old fotos of the theatre i lived behind the cort went every sat to see movies.

wcardona on October 28, 2010 at 3:42 pm

any one has old pictues of the cort theather soemrville nj?????//

from 1940 1960 or 1976??

kencmcintyre on September 29, 2007 at 8:21 pm

The Cort was part of the Rapf and Ruden Co. in 1963. President was Arthur Rapf. The only other theater in the chain at that time was the Gramercy in New York.

stock008 on September 16, 2006 at 5:15 pm

I just came back from the theatre, there is no more 32 east main, it skips from 30 -34-36 the building there is definatly the theatre with a fresh stucco facade and broken down into three stores one a bicycle shop ,another a nail saloon,but if you stand on the court house steps you can see that it was a theatre there at one time.There is even a dance studio in the back. There is very little remnence of the theatre, all gutted out and sub -sub divided- areal shame, by the way im Chris Cort. -great grand son.

teecee on March 2, 2006 at 7:59 am

Listed as part of Rapf & Ruden in the 1956 Film Daily Yearbook.

teecee on March 2, 2006 at 6:33 am

Listed in the 1961 FDY as part of Associated Prudential Theatres, Inc.

teecee on August 29, 2005 at 4:44 am

Just desserts: Munch U. team searches out Jersey’s sweet spots

“The Dessert Plate, Somerville

Remember the late, great Cort Theater in Somerville? Lee Van Cleef was most likely a patron; the hard-boiled star of many westerns was born in Somerville. We don’t know about bad and ugly, but you’ll find good cakes, scones and the like in The Dessert Plate, located where the Cort once stood."

Star Ledger 8/26/05
http://thedessertplate.com/

This article implies that the Cort has been demolished. Note the address of the bakery is listed as 34 E Main Street.

Cort Theatre

32 E. Main Street, Somerville, NJ 08876

32 E. Main Street,
Somerville, NJ 08876