Without trousers for a sketch about physical exams for wartime draftees…Kaye, not yet a Hollywood movie star but acclaimed for his work in Broadway stage musicals and nightclubs, headlined at the Roxy with Betty Grable’s “Sweet Rosie O'Grady” on screen.
The first film booking was a move-over from the City Center, where “Henry V” ran for 11 weeks as a reserved-seat roadshow, a policy that would continue at the Golden. Variety reported that United Artists had made a “four-wall deal” for the Golden, and hoped to follow “Henry V” with other major films.
“AlexNYC,” that photo shows the exterior of the original Proctor’s on that site just before it was demolished to make way for the Thomas Lamb atmospheric.
Then a national holiday honoring the birth of President George Washington…Gertrude Lawrence played the title role in the original Broadway stage production of “Lady in the Dark.”
Much of the success of this engagement was due to the stage show topped by Frankie Laine and Patti Page, two of the most popular singers in America at the time.
With Will Rogers as emcee, the event drew more stars than there were in heaven. The B&W drama’s own Greta Garbo and John Barrymore didn’t attend, but were replaced by Norma Shearer and Clark Gable…This was an exclusive booking for “Grand Hotel” at Grauman’s Chinese, with two performances daily at regular prices.
The Strand on Broadway in midtown Manhattan charged higher admission prices, so the two theatres were advertised separately for “Captain Blood.” The Brooklyn Paramount, together with the nearby Fox and Brooklyn Strand, was now being managed by the Fabian division of Warner Brothers Theatres.
The B&W epic opened that same day at the Brooklyn Paramount, which was advertised separately due to a considerably lower price scale that started with 25 cents for all seats until 2PM.
On opening day of “The Long, Long Trailer,” Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz met backstage with Russell Markert and some of the Rockettes. Ball pretended to be auditioning for the current stage revue, “Dancing Around.”
This was the first time in the Greater New York-New Jersey area that a major movie opened simultaneously on Broadway and at so many neighborhood theatres. For this engagement only, the Capitol suspended stage shows…“Duel in the Sun” had its world premiere in Los Angeles the previous December to qualify for the 1946 Academy Awards. It received only two nominations (Jennifer Jones and Lillian Gish), but had no winners.
Since then, the movie’s release had been delayed by censorship problems with the Catholic Legion of Decency
and by the termination of Selznick’s longtime distribution deal with United Artists. He’d formed his own company, Selznick Releasing Organization, or S.R.O.,
initials already in the showbiz vocabulary.
Without trousers for a sketch about physical exams for wartime draftees…Kaye, not yet a Hollywood movie star but acclaimed for his work in Broadway stage musicals and nightclubs, headlined at the Roxy with Betty Grable’s “Sweet Rosie O'Grady” on screen.
News report published on May 25th, 1941.
Never too many ads for the Music Hall. This movie was a rarity for the time, a B&W musical with Technicolor sequences.
The first film booking was a move-over from the City Center, where “Henry V” ran for 11 weeks as a reserved-seat roadshow, a policy that would continue at the Golden. Variety reported that United Artists had made a “four-wall deal” for the Golden, and hoped to follow “Henry V” with other major films.
The sentimental classic originally opened at the Music Hall on May 22nd, 1941.
This was an exclusive Los Angeles booking for the Hitchcock thriller.
New York premiere engagement opened on May 22nd, 1941.
You must have reached to the bottom of your barrel of toenail clippings for this one— a free event held outdoors in the Egyptian’s forecourt.
On the final night of an engagement, the Strand often ran a preview of the incoming film to boost attendance.
The sequel to “Father of the Bride” took more than nine months to deliver, but arrived less than a year later.
Carmen Miranda was one of the first Latin American stars to leave their hand and foot prints in the forecourt gallery.
This Easter holiday booking came at a low point in Sinatra’s movie and recording careers.
The delightful comedy should not be confused with a later pornographic “classic” of similar title.
“AlexNYC,” that photo shows the exterior of the original Proctor’s on that site just before it was demolished to make way for the Thomas Lamb atmospheric.
Supporting shorts included the Metroscopic Special, “Three Dimensional Murder,” seen through free viewers given to entering patrons.
Then a national holiday honoring the birth of President George Washington…Gertrude Lawrence played the title role in the original Broadway stage production of “Lady in the Dark.”
Much of the success of this engagement was due to the stage show topped by Frankie Laine and Patti Page, two of the most popular singers in America at the time.
With Will Rogers as emcee, the event drew more stars than there were in heaven. The B&W drama’s own Greta Garbo and John Barrymore didn’t attend, but were replaced by Norma Shearer and Clark Gable…This was an exclusive booking for “Grand Hotel” at Grauman’s Chinese, with two performances daily at regular prices.
The Strand on Broadway in midtown Manhattan charged higher admission prices, so the two theatres were advertised separately for “Captain Blood.” The Brooklyn Paramount, together with the nearby Fox and Brooklyn Strand, was now being managed by the Fabian division of Warner Brothers Theatres.
The B&W epic opened that same day at the Brooklyn Paramount, which was advertised separately due to a considerably lower price scale that started with 25 cents for all seats until 2PM.
On opening day of “The Long, Long Trailer,” Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz met backstage with Russell Markert and some of the Rockettes. Ball pretended to be auditioning for the current stage revue, “Dancing Around.”
The Strand had to settle for a “move-over” of “Casablanca,” at the end of its three-month premiere engagement at WB’s Hollywood Theatre.
This was the first time in the Greater New York-New Jersey area that a major movie opened simultaneously on Broadway and at so many neighborhood theatres. For this engagement only, the Capitol suspended stage shows…“Duel in the Sun” had its world premiere in Los Angeles the previous December to qualify for the 1946 Academy Awards. It received only two nominations (Jennifer Jones and Lillian Gish), but had no winners. Since then, the movie’s release had been delayed by censorship problems with the Catholic Legion of Decency and by the termination of Selznick’s longtime distribution deal with United Artists. He’d formed his own company, Selznick Releasing Organization, or S.R.O., initials already in the showbiz vocabulary.
Note ad at bottom for next day’s program change at the New Roxy, which still had a stage/screen policy.
Georgina Hale deserved at least an ‘Oscar’ nomination for her riveting portrayal of Alma Mahler.