This view of right side shows more of the main floor, but at an angle that doesn’t include the large chandelier that the church added in the center of the atmospheric ceiling.
At that time, “indie” cinemas were starting to benefit from federal anti-trust legislation against five major movie companies. The Uptown would get films earlier than before, but still after Loew’s 175th Street and the RKO Coliseum, the leaders for that area. More drastic changes were on the horizon, but would take years to complete.
This was the second booking under the Capitol’s new “Everything On the Screen” policy, which started earlier that month with “China Seas” (Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery). Stage/screen presentations resumed in 1943.
All bookings listed in the ad, including Loew’s Bijou, followed the premiere two-a-day engagement of “Tarzan of the Apes” in Manhattan at the Broadway Theatre (41st Street). Elmo Lincoln played the title role in the first feature of what became one of the most popular movie series of all time.
The Brooklyn Paramount still had a stage/screen policy at that time, with features that were first-run for the borough and often simultaneous with the Paramount Theatre in Times Square, Manhattan.
Photos published the next day (10/15) in Motion Picture Daily, which had its editorial HQ in the office building adjacent to RCMH at 1270 Sixth Avenue.
First weekend included the national holiday of George Washington’s Birthday on February 22nd. That observance is now part of Presidents Day on the third Monday of February.
The Knickerbocker (originally Abbey’s) and Casino were neighboring “legit” playhouses on Broadway between 38th and 39th Street that were demolished in 1930 to make way for commercial buildings and lofts.
RKO’s B&W melodrama exposed the maltreatment of juvenile delinquents who were forced to serve punishment by laboring on turpentine plantations in the Deep South.
This view of right side shows more of the main floor, but at an angle that doesn’t include the large chandelier that the church added in the center of the atmospheric ceiling.
What’s the seating capacity of “the world’s largest 4DX auditorium?”
Easter Sunday arrived on April 22nd that year.
At that time, “indie” cinemas were starting to benefit from federal anti-trust legislation against five major movie companies. The Uptown would get films earlier than before, but still after Loew’s 175th Street and the RKO Coliseum, the leaders for that area. More drastic changes were on the horizon, but would take years to complete.
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This was the second booking under the Capitol’s new “Everything On the Screen” policy, which started earlier that month with “China Seas” (Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery). Stage/screen presentations resumed in 1943.
Previously uploaded in a clearer version here
All bookings listed in the ad, including Loew’s Bijou, followed the premiere two-a-day engagement of “Tarzan of the Apes” in Manhattan at the Broadway Theatre (41st Street). Elmo Lincoln played the title role in the first feature of what became one of the most popular movie series of all time.
Claimed to be the first time in history that two major films had their world premieres simultaneously as a double feature engagement.
Ticket price of $2.80 would be equivalent to about $32 in 2024.
Opening day ad previously uploaded here
Courtesy of Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner.
Courtesy of Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner.
Courtesy of Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner.
Courtesy of Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner.
Ernst Lubitsch’s B&W gem was later remade by MGM as the Technicolor musical, “In the Good Old Summertime,” starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson.
The Brooklyn Paramount still had a stage/screen policy at that time, with features that were first-run for the borough and often simultaneous with the Paramount Theatre in Times Square, Manhattan.
Photos published the next day (10/15) in Motion Picture Daily, which had its editorial HQ in the office building adjacent to RCMH at 1270 Sixth Avenue.
First weekend included the national holiday of George Washington’s Birthday on February 22nd. That observance is now part of Presidents Day on the third Monday of February.
The Knickerbocker (originally Abbey’s) and Casino were neighboring “legit” playhouses on Broadway between 38th and 39th Street that were demolished in 1930 to make way for commercial buildings and lofts.
RKO’s B&W melodrama exposed the maltreatment of juvenile delinquents who were forced to serve punishment by laboring on turpentine plantations in the Deep South.
Palace listed with world premiere of “Tarzan Triumphs” as main feature, supported by a move-over from the Roxy Theatre.
The multi-James Bond caper had its New York premiere engagement at Loew’s Capitol and Cinema 1, starting on April 28th, 1967.
May 17th, 2002, if opening date cited in Overview is correct.
The booking of Humphrey Bogart’s final WB feature, “The Enforcer,” was simultaneous with the Wiltern and Downtown Warners.