Some were advertised in the Providence Journal, but most were promoted through the “Voice of Italy” on WRIB by Rolando Petrella, who also leased the theatre(s) that ran the films.
Later it would become a standard drive-in, the Pike. I remember as a child of seven being taken by my parents to see a movie here. It certainly might have been this one in 1949 because of the Italian subject. This was a story of the monks of the Abbey of Montecassino and had reference to the WWII American bombings.
I attended this program. “La città si difende” is an excellent Pietro Germi noir film. It was called “Four Ways Out” in the US where it was shown dubbed in English. Here we have the original Italian track.
The building looks pretty much the same now, with cinema entrance and shops.
Both are good Italian films, not trash, probably shown here in English-dubbed form.
“Suor Letizia”.
Polish and Italian cinema.
Films playing were “Law of the North” and “Flames” from 1932.
Films playing were “Law of the North” and “Flames” from 1932.
Not related to this, but in 1996 the Odeon was destroyed in a fire.
Perhaps the most disturbing, in a hilarious way, Italian film of the 1970s.
Some were advertised in the Providence Journal, but most were promoted through the “Voice of Italy” on WRIB by Rolando Petrella, who also leased the theatre(s) that ran the films.
Oresto Di Saia was also the architect of the beautiful Columbus Theatre in Providence.
Later it would become a standard drive-in, the Pike. I remember as a child of seven being taken by my parents to see a movie here. It certainly might have been this one in 1949 because of the Italian subject. This was a story of the monks of the Abbey of Montecassino and had reference to the WWII American bombings.
I attended several films during that month.
10th anniversary.
Now-lost film with Carlo Buti.
“Ivan’s Childhood”
Entrance to the auditorium was from the upper left of this photo.
The article is from The Providence Journal.
I attended this program. “La città si difende” is an excellent Pietro Germi noir film. It was called “Four Ways Out” in the US where it was shown dubbed in English. Here we have the original Italian track.
To Portuguese speakers: this can be seen complete on YouTube.
The lower photo is the first I have ever seen of the interior.
The Hollywood opened on April 6, 1951. There is a piece with photos, exterior and interior, in The Providence Journal April 5, 1931.
Studio Cinema upstairs.
Films about Mussolini were always popular with Italians in RI.
Sad this is such an abysmal photo reproduction. The interior was quite lovely, with special praise for the lobby which had a nice fountain.
A Providence Journal column lists films being shown here in 1926.