In the period primarily between 1937 and early 1941 this theatre was known as the Broadway Cine-Roma and showed weekly programs of then-new Italian films. It was a primary house for Italian product of the time in a city that had more Italian speakers than Rome because of previous immigration. Once late 1941 arrived and the two countries were at war, these programs ended, with the films on hand in the US being confiscated by the US Government. Ads for many of these films, as well as some reviews, can be accessed in the photos section.
“At War with the Army” opened widely in the US in January 1951. I remember seeing it with my parents, not here, but at the Strand in Providence. I was 9.
At center, behind tree.
Lord Jim.
Eddie Cantor in “Palmy Days”.
“La fiammata” (1952) & “Sul ponte dei sospiri” (1953).
“La fiammata” (1952) & “Sul ponte dei sospiri” (1953).
“The Wanters” was a 1923 film.
Can be seen on YouTube, complete.
Can be seen on YouTube, complete.
Circa 1965.
Tragically, it didn’t happen.
An Italian film called “La lupa.”
In the period primarily between 1937 and early 1941 this theatre was known as the Broadway Cine-Roma and showed weekly programs of then-new Italian films. It was a primary house for Italian product of the time in a city that had more Italian speakers than Rome because of previous immigration. Once late 1941 arrived and the two countries were at war, these programs ended, with the films on hand in the US being confiscated by the US Government. Ads for many of these films, as well as some reviews, can be accessed in the photos section.
Circa 1954.
Circa 1948.
1999, before demolition.
An early 1951 flyer.
“At War with the Army” opened widely in the US in January 1951. I remember seeing it with my parents, not here, but at the Strand in Providence. I was 9.
As the Roxy.
As the Roxy.
Building on the right.
Ran here well over a year.
“The Long Ships” with Richard Widmark and “What A Way To Go” with Shirley MacLaine and Robert Mitchum.
In 1964.
The Awakening of Jim Burke with Jack Holt, 1935.
In 1969.