Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for the first time in the B&W mystery drama, but Richard Greene received top billing as the “hero” of the piece.
The Palace closed permanently as a cinema on August 28th, 1966, “for lack of business,” according to a report in The New York Times on the following day. In recent years, the Palace “catered mainly to a Spanish-speaking clientele,” the NYT claimed, without going into detail.
During this Labor Day holiday booking, Frank Sinatra was one of Tommy Dorsey’s featured vocalists (and had been since 1940). By the time that Sinatra left Dorsey’s band in 1942, they’d also made more than 80 single recordings together for the RCA Victor label.
Wallace Beery, Carmen Miranda, and Jane Powell made their Music Hall debuts in the Technicolor frolic, which was based on a popular primetime radio series.
Pantheon director Ernst Lubitsch died during production of the Technicolor musical fantasy, which was completed by Otto Preminger (sans screen credit).
The B&W epic started out as a reserved-seat roadshow, charging $1 for matinees and $2 for evening performances.
Depression conditions soon forced a switch to continuous showings at standard prices.
Not exactly Loew’s Coney Island, but movies returned to the resort this summer with a series of free Monday night screenings that included the latest “Star Wars” installment. The giant 40-foot inflatable screen was positioned on the beach at West 10th Street.
The electrified American flag above the marquee was installed soon after the USA entered WW1 in April, 1917.
The war was still raging at the time of this photo, and would end in an Armistice on November 11th, 1918. The Geraldine Farrar film opened at the Strand on September 1st, and ran for one week.
This ad was intended to be part of my postings of backstage photos of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on their wedding day, but “Tinsletoe” blocked it with his/her fourth repeat of a programme cover before I could finish. Desi Arnaz had come to New York for this Roxy booking.
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Newlyweds Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had just rushed back from a marriage ceremony in Connecticut so that he could get ready for his first stage show of that day at the Roxy (which had “Tin Pan Alley” on screen).
If this had proved successful, the Plaza might have been turned into an East Side version of a Laffmovie.
Boosting attendance was the New York World’s Fair, which brought millions of tourists to the city during its 1964 and 1965 seasons.
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for the first time in the B&W mystery drama, but Richard Greene received top billing as the “hero” of the piece.
The Palace closed permanently as a cinema on August 28th, 1966, “for lack of business,” according to a report in The New York Times on the following day. In recent years, the Palace “catered mainly to a Spanish-speaking clientele,” the NYT claimed, without going into detail.
I somehow doubt that this was an “unprecedented” event, but who’s to argue?
During this Labor Day holiday booking, Frank Sinatra was one of Tommy Dorsey’s featured vocalists (and had been since 1940). By the time that Sinatra left Dorsey’s band in 1942, they’d also made more than 80 single recordings together for the RCA Victor label.
This was an exclusive re-packaging for the Labor Day holiday period.
Wallace Beery, Carmen Miranda, and Jane Powell made their Music Hall debuts in the Technicolor frolic, which was based on a popular primetime radio series.
“Lo” is also the correct pronunciation of the name “Loew,” which many New Yorkers tended to utter as “Lowee.”
Pantheon director Ernst Lubitsch died during production of the Technicolor musical fantasy, which was completed by Otto Preminger (sans screen credit).
The B&W epic started out as a reserved-seat roadshow, charging $1 for matinees and $2 for evening performances. Depression conditions soon forced a switch to continuous showings at standard prices.
Two months later, on November 11th, World War One ended in an Armistice between opposing forces.
Not exactly Loew’s Coney Island, but movies returned to the resort this summer with a series of free Monday night screenings that included the latest “Star Wars” installment. The giant 40-foot inflatable screen was positioned on the beach at West 10th Street.
This was a reserved-seat roadshow engagement. Comparisons of the classic play to a Broadway hit show rattled Shakespearean scholars.
Photo of the Strand’s entrance during this engagement was previously uploaded.
The electrified American flag above the marquee was installed soon after the USA entered WW1 in April, 1917. The war was still raging at the time of this photo, and would end in an Armistice on November 11th, 1918. The Geraldine Farrar film opened at the Strand on September 1st, and ran for one week.
Part of the gala festivities for the world premiere on the night of December 16th, 1954, for the benefit of The Actors Fund.
Kramer’s can be found in the section topped by the Madison and Colonial. That week, Kramer’s changed programs four times.
The first “Road” comedy to be released since “Morocco” in 1942.
This ad was intended to be part of my postings of backstage photos of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on their wedding day, but “Tinsletoe” blocked it with his/her fourth repeat of a programme cover before I could finish. Desi Arnaz had come to New York for this Roxy booking.
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“Say cheese!”
Newlyweds Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had just rushed back from a marriage ceremony in Connecticut so that he could get ready for his first stage show of that day at the Roxy (which had “Tin Pan Alley” on screen).
The B&W melodrama replaced “The Wizard of Oz” and returned the Capitol to its “Everything on the Screen” policy.
In the stage portion, two of Judy Garland’s “Oz” co-stars replaced Mickey Rooney, who returned to Los Angeles for his next film assignment at MGM.