Rossellini’s “Woman” (“Desiderio”) plus Gassman in “Shamed” (“Preludio d'amore”.) An Italian double bill that circulated widely, if slowly, during the 1950s and early 1960s.
I cannot comprehend why the French film masterpiece “Forbidden Games” never played the Avon in or around its 1952 release. Boggles the mind. Never played first run anywhere in the Providence area.
I believe this was an Italian film made in the USA.
“La schiava del peccato.” (Slave of Sin).
“Rubacuori” means Heartthrob.
Studio Cinema was part of the Columbus/Uptown Theatre, upstairs.
I attended a matinee showing that week.
A Pietro Germi film (Gobette).
Wonderful!
First Italian sound film released, though not the first one made.
Why reserved seats? Not “The Sound of Music” like in 1965.
Originally “Anna di Brooklyn.”
As the Yale.
As I recall, the film takes place in RI.
Also referred to as the Watchemoket Town Hall.
A Pietro Germi film.
They closed forever with two great films, one Turkish, the other Italian.
Rossellini’s “Woman” (“Desiderio”) plus Gassman in “Shamed” (“Preludio d'amore”.) An Italian double bill that circulated widely, if slowly, during the 1950s and early 1960s.
October 6, 1958.
Saw this here with my parents in 1953.
“4 Devils” is a famously and sadly lost film.
Had opened previously at the Avon.
Had already played the Avon and the Empire in Providence.
I cannot comprehend why the French film masterpiece “Forbidden Games” never played the Avon in or around its 1952 release. Boggles the mind. Never played first run anywhere in the Providence area.
In Providence at least, the better half of a double bill was at the bottom.
Not as well known as “Open City” and “Paisan” but a very strong movie from that era.
“Sammy Going South”