Thanks for the photo Granola. Must of been hot to see this film at the Chinese Hollywood, while not filmed in CinemaScope® this is one of the few films Disney made for the theatres in 4 CH stereo at that time. Must have sounded great on all the little surround speakers at the Chinese that they had since the Robe opened in 1953. Now the front is so boring with no NEON!
This Music Box Theatre is a true small box. To bad they can’t expand the screen for a nice huge wide 70mm showing with a small curve. 70mm must be super clear and sharp on such a small screen at Chicago’s Music Box. Do they have good stereo surround?
Thanks Chris for the great photo. You can see the screen from the Oakland DI that was behind the Stadium DI. Both owned by different people. All torn out to build the Bay Fair Mall many years ago. This was a popular area in the 50’s & 60’s.
I love this old neon marquee that once was on the front. Seems like when a old classic movie palaces turn into a performing arts theatre and they get some funding want to tear everything off the front and make It look like It was when it opened, BORING! I’ll take the 50’s neon classic PLEASE. Just like the Chinese Hollywood the front now is dead, no lights, the dragons brought the place to life after dark on Hollywood Blvd.
To bad they showed this here at the RKO Pantages in Hollywood. They did not have a true curved Todd-AO screen(like the UA Egyptian) for this showing as advertised that It was shot in Todd-AO. They just ran a flat screen 70mm print of Miss Taylor’s big epic film at the Pantages Hollywood. I also saw this as a kid at the Randolph Theatre in PA, that was one of the best curved Todd-AO screens ever. I remember going up to the balcony as near the end of the run only a few reserved tickets were sold and the screen really showed off the curve. upstairs looking down to the stage. After Mike Todd died the Todd-AO people tried to get all the money out of the system and booked 70mm Todd-AO prints on any flat non curved screen they could rent out the showings for.
Thanks John for finding this great listing. 3-D was better then in the 50’s with 2 projectors going, much more things coming off the screen. The new digital 1 projector is a joke.
Hope they can put in a larger wide semi curved screen. A new stereo surround sound system will rock the place and they can hide the surround speakers in the side walls. Color LED lights are a must during the movie in dark Blue/Purple or Green. Put them also up in the organ temples on each side of the screen. Red/Orange/Yellow during a intermission. Thanks Ross for posting this great video.
The new remodel at San Francisco’s Landmark Embarcadero is a mess. Some screens are so small I’d rather stay home. No box office girl you buy your reserved seats from a machine. A way for Landmark to save money on the ticket help. Watch they will try to put this system into all their art houses. I have seen seniors leave after they had trouble using the seat machine. If your in SF try Landmarks Opera Plaza on Van Ness so tiny I bought a seat many years ago and walked out. We hope new theatre people will come into the San Diego Ken Theatre.
Time for new theatre people to take over the lease. SD is short on art type places. Good place for Cinema Draft House to take over a do what Landmark does not provide these days.
I guess they opened CINERAMA late in Toledo. This is the first ad I have seen with CINERAMASOUND in the ad. Did they ever say 7 CH Mag Stereo Surround????
Thanks Ross for posting this great little sneak preview. The trailers of the 40’s 50’s & 60’s had some style. The junky loud ones today have the whole movie with 2 second edits and no fancy lettering like the past.
Thanks David for the nice photo. Is the Glendale building still around? You won’t see the lame theatre front marquee’s today with any of this type of advertising with cut outs.
Thanks John for the current photo of the Fox California. When they put the theatres up in the balcony they took out the large semi curved screen downstairs and put in this tiny for the space screen. Some people in the Bay Area have larger screens in their home! Landmark Theatres needs to expand this screen and get the curtains to work again. They won’t do It as they don’t spend any money at this theatre. Just like the Albany Theatre they run near by in Albany CA. Both places need to be fixed up with larger screens and new seats. I remember as a kid in the mid 50’s my parents took me to see The King & I at the Fox California Berkeley and what a nice large curved screen they had, this is when the place just has one big screen. I remember the 4 ch stereo surround sound and curtains, true showmanship now missing. The stereo speakers they have put in downstairs are so close together behind the screen, Left,Center and Right you won’t hear any stereo separation. I told this to the manager many years ago to stretch the speakers to the sides to give a better separation sound, this never took place. Someday when the lease runs out with Landmark someone will go in and re do this nice old theatre. With all the college kids in Berkeley they are short movie theatres. The Grand Lake Oakland people need to move in and do their magic at the Fox California.
The Santa Cruz Theatre building is still up in downtown Santa Cruz CA but It has been turned into food and office space. To bad they took off the nice tower sign.
Gary thanks for showing us the new neon sign. Do you know what color It lights up at night and did they put curtains in the large theatre? Thanks again Terry
I hope they played a 4 track mag stereo print of this film on the giant stage screen. MGM made a few stereo prints. It was so sad in Oakland CA at the Fox West Coast Paramount were I worked in High School they had a huge true sneak preview of this film way before the film was ready and was shown at the Paramount in full stereo with the MGM sound people with a box in the seats adjusting the sound mix. It was a night I will never forget as I remember all the surround speakers came on during the echo part and some music numbers. Well months later when Unsink Brown opened the manager MR Apple was shocked that they only sent a MONO 35mm print. He called to complain and MGM said they only made a few 4 CH prints. SF got one but I guess they thought Oakland was not such a big city. Must have sounded great in NYC as I bet they played It in stereo. Does anyone remember seeing this at Radio City and was It in stereo sound with surrounds Thanks Terry
So nice they have restored this Fox theater. Almost looks like a painting. Thanks so much dltdct for showing this to us. California had many Fox theatres in the day glad this one is still around.
Thanks for the photo Granola. Must of been hot to see this film at the Chinese Hollywood, while not filmed in CinemaScope® this is one of the few films Disney made for the theatres in 4 CH stereo at that time. Must have sounded great on all the little surround speakers at the Chinese that they had since the Robe opened in 1953. Now the front is so boring with no NEON!
Just before the big neon CinemaScope® sign went up for the Robe. Thanks My Best for the classic image.
This Music Box Theatre is a true small box. To bad they can’t expand the screen for a nice huge wide 70mm showing with a small curve. 70mm must be super clear and sharp on such a small screen at Chicago’s Music Box. Do they have good stereo surround?
Was this shown in 70mm blow up on the curved Cinerama screen?
Thanks Chris for the great photo. You can see the screen from the Oakland DI that was behind the Stadium DI. Both owned by different people. All torn out to build the Bay Fair Mall many years ago. This was a popular area in the 50’s & 60’s.
I love this old neon marquee that once was on the front. Seems like when a old classic movie palaces turn into a performing arts theatre and they get some funding want to tear everything off the front and make It look like It was when it opened, BORING! I’ll take the 50’s neon classic PLEASE. Just like the Chinese Hollywood the front now is dead, no lights, the dragons brought the place to life after dark on Hollywood Blvd.
To bad they showed this here at the RKO Pantages in Hollywood. They did not have a true curved Todd-AO screen(like the UA Egyptian) for this showing as advertised that It was shot in Todd-AO. They just ran a flat screen 70mm print of Miss Taylor’s big epic film at the Pantages Hollywood. I also saw this as a kid at the Randolph Theatre in PA, that was one of the best curved Todd-AO screens ever. I remember going up to the balcony as near the end of the run only a few reserved tickets were sold and the screen really showed off the curve. upstairs looking down to the stage. After Mike Todd died the Todd-AO people tried to get all the money out of the system and booked 70mm Todd-AO prints on any flat non curved screen they could rent out the showings for.
Thanks John for finding this great listing. 3-D was better then in the 50’s with 2 projectors going, much more things coming off the screen. The new digital 1 projector is a joke.
Wow!!!!REAL A RAMA 3-D and SUPER STEREO!!! Thanks David & Allan for showing us this great photo.
Hope they can put in a larger wide semi curved screen. A new stereo surround sound system will rock the place and they can hide the surround speakers in the side walls. Color LED lights are a must during the movie in dark Blue/Purple or Green. Put them also up in the organ temples on each side of the screen. Red/Orange/Yellow during a intermission. Thanks Ross for posting this great video.
Does anyone know the size of this great CinemaScope® screen in Dayton?
The new remodel at San Francisco’s Landmark Embarcadero is a mess. Some screens are so small I’d rather stay home. No box office girl you buy your reserved seats from a machine. A way for Landmark to save money on the ticket help. Watch they will try to put this system into all their art houses. I have seen seniors leave after they had trouble using the seat machine. If your in SF try Landmarks Opera Plaza on Van Ness so tiny I bought a seat many years ago and walked out. We hope new theatre people will come into the San Diego Ken Theatre.
Time for new theatre people to take over the lease. SD is short on art type places. Good place for Cinema Draft House to take over a do what Landmark does not provide these days.
I guess they opened CINERAMA late in Toledo. This is the first ad I have seen with CINERAMASOUND in the ad. Did they ever say 7 CH Mag Stereo Surround????
Thanks Ross for posting this great little sneak preview. The trailers of the 40’s 50’s & 60’s had some style. The junky loud ones today have the whole movie with 2 second edits and no fancy lettering like the past.
*Thanks DI 54 for the photo. Is this a closed Drive In? Looks like they never put in a CinemaScope® screen? Was It made of wood or cement?
I found out from my THS friend Ted Gooding that the building is long gone and a new multiplex has been built on the space.
Thanks David for the nice photo. Is the Glendale building still around? You won’t see the lame theatre front marquee’s today with any of this type of advertising with cut outs.
Thanks John for the current photo of the Fox California. When they put the theatres up in the balcony they took out the large semi curved screen downstairs and put in this tiny for the space screen. Some people in the Bay Area have larger screens in their home! Landmark Theatres needs to expand this screen and get the curtains to work again. They won’t do It as they don’t spend any money at this theatre. Just like the Albany Theatre they run near by in Albany CA. Both places need to be fixed up with larger screens and new seats. I remember as a kid in the mid 50’s my parents took me to see The King & I at the Fox California Berkeley and what a nice large curved screen they had, this is when the place just has one big screen. I remember the 4 ch stereo surround sound and curtains, true showmanship now missing. The stereo speakers they have put in downstairs are so close together behind the screen, Left,Center and Right you won’t hear any stereo separation. I told this to the manager many years ago to stretch the speakers to the sides to give a better separation sound, this never took place. Someday when the lease runs out with Landmark someone will go in and re do this nice old theatre. With all the college kids in Berkeley they are short movie theatres. The Grand Lake Oakland people need to move in and do their magic at the Fox California.
The Santa Cruz Theatre building is still up in downtown Santa Cruz CA but It has been turned into food and office space. To bad they took off the nice tower sign.
Gary thanks for showing us the new neon sign. Do you know what color It lights up at night and did they put curtains in the large theatre? Thanks again Terry
I hope they played a 4 track mag stereo print of this film on the giant stage screen. MGM made a few stereo prints. It was so sad in Oakland CA at the Fox West Coast Paramount were I worked in High School they had a huge true sneak preview of this film way before the film was ready and was shown at the Paramount in full stereo with the MGM sound people with a box in the seats adjusting the sound mix. It was a night I will never forget as I remember all the surround speakers came on during the echo part and some music numbers. Well months later when Unsink Brown opened the manager MR Apple was shocked that they only sent a MONO 35mm print. He called to complain and MGM said they only made a few 4 CH prints. SF got one but I guess they thought Oakland was not such a big city. Must have sounded great in NYC as I bet they played It in stereo. Does anyone remember seeing this at Radio City and was It in stereo sound with surrounds Thanks Terry
So nice they have restored this Fox theater. Almost looks like a painting. Thanks so much dltdct for showing this to us. California had many Fox theatres in the day glad this one is still around.
You can see the two green exit lights all the time when you watch a film. How fun.
Peoples necks must be hurting after watching a film set so high up.