Conspiracy in restraint of trade is charged in a suit filed yesterday in the Superior Court in a controversy between two Burbank theaters over motion picture films. The action is brought in the name of Bern G. Richardson and Neva H. Richardson, owners of the Burbank Theater building, against A.F. Minor, proprietor of the Loma Theater, and practically all the larger film-distributing concerns.
According to the Richardsons' complaint, the film companies conspired with Minor to sell films for Burbank showing only in his theater.
Here is a 1948 photo from the Smithsonian:
http://tinyurl.com/c3gju7
Here is a photo, circa 1960s:
http://tinyurl.com/c6rwmk
A British company is selling this poster online:
http://tinyurl.com/d2ka46
Here is a 1943 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cebb25
Here are some 1984 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/dallpt
http://tinyurl.com/dhvnr8
Here are photos from 1978 and 1985:
http://tinyurl.com/clbr5b
http://tinyurl.com/cqavbt
Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/db4kbs
Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/c9vnyb
Here is a night shot from 1982:
http://tinyurl.com/d3ymgw
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/deb2fx
Here is a 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dzxbdw
Here is another photo from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/d4hg8t
Here is a photo circa 1943:
http://tinyurl.com/cftc5e
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/c9yelu
This site has some interior photos when the theater was being demolished, or close to that time:
http://tinyurl.com/cwbkeu
Here is a 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dncen2
Here is a 1948 photo from the Chicago Tribune:
http://tinyurl.com/desdd6
This is from the Trib. Not sure if it has been posted before.
http://tinyurl.com/djf7cl
Here is an undated photo from the Chicago Tribune:
http://tinyurl.com/ckomjm
Here is a postcard, circa 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/colr3x
Here is a photo circa 1967:
http://tinyurl.com/cqk92z
Here is a photo circa 1960s:
http://tinyurl.com/cqhybk
Here is a photo circa 1974:
http://tinyurl.com/cgaj4q
Here are views from the 1960s and from March of this year:
http://tinyurl.com/c38h3c
http://tinyurl.com/cmjq35
Here is an October 1932 item from the LA Times:
Conspiracy in restraint of trade is charged in a suit filed yesterday in the Superior Court in a controversy between two Burbank theaters over motion picture films. The action is brought in the name of Bern G. Richardson and Neva H. Richardson, owners of the Burbank Theater building, against A.F. Minor, proprietor of the Loma Theater, and practically all the larger film-distributing concerns.
According to the Richardsons' complaint, the film companies conspired with Minor to sell films for Burbank showing only in his theater.
Here is a photo taken last night:
http://tinyurl.com/c6w48p