Now showing July 9 1970 CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB
Now Showing June 9 1972 DOBERMAN GANG and coming soon re release of COOGAN’S BLUFF.
Now Showing June 25 1972 CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH {first run}
Now Showing July 2 1972 SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON.
NOW showing June 5 1964 KISSING COUSINS and LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL.
NOW SHOWING June 7 1964 LADIES MAN and IRMA LA DOUCE
Now Showing June 15 1964 McClintock
NOW SHOWING JULY 6 1964 TOM JONES and ISLAND OF LOST LOVE.
SUMMER BOOKING were:
FATHER GOOSE.
SECRET OF PURPLE ROSE
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
THE RAIDERS
EARTH DIES SCREAMING
RIGHT HAND OF DEATH
Now Showing June 3 1966
first 50 people get a free hot dog to watch THAT DARN CAT.
June 5 1964 NOW SHOWING PALM SPRINGS WWEKEND and TARSA-BULSA.
June 7 1964 Now showing PT 109 and WALL of NOISE
COMING SOON
2000 MANIACS and BLOOD FEAST
July 6 1964 Now Showing THE STRIPPER and TAKE HER SHE’s MINE.
JUNE 15 1964 Now showing HILLBILLY HORROR SHOW [the first ever}
JUNE 6 1965 Now showing GOODBYE CHARLIE
CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES played across the street at the Miller.My mistake.
June 5 1964 Now Playing DISTANT TRUMPET with FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE starting Friday.
July 6 1964 Now Playing THE CARPETBAGGERS.
June 6 1965 Now Playing CINDERELLA and TATTOOED POLICE HORSE.
JULY 9 1970 Now playing 1910 MOONSHINE WAR
June 9 1972 Now PLaying BEN and late show LAST SUMMER.
June 25 1972 Now playing TWILIGHT PEOPLE
July 2 1972 Now Playing JUNIOR BONNER
July 16 1972 Now playing THE LEGEND OF N———– CHARLIE. I noticed the newspaper ad used the Ad from the movie .But our marquee was BLACK CHARLIE.Coming next SHAFT’S BIG SCORE.
I am so sorry to hear about Peggy. I would come up from Georgia often and she always took time to talk theatre. I will pass her passing on to friends who also enjoyed her Drive in.I hope they will keep her Dream alive.
My goof,Ray Hutto knows alot about Augusta,Georgia theatres but i don’t think Hendersonville . Ray Rogers was my source on The HENDERSONVILLE OUTDOOR CINEMA. Too many pages,Got my Rays mixed up.
More on the Four Seasons with a interview with the last real theatre manager there,Ray Rogers.
Mike: the theatre had different look inside at the time.
Ray: Yes, it was of Austrian waterfall screen curtains and full stereo sound,a far cry from the Carolina in town.
Mike; What the booth?
Ray: Mike, it was impressive the first time i took over. So much room. We had Film Systems Consoles Christie projector heads. I got so good in the booth often i would be in Asheville fixing problems in those theatres. We had full Kintek sound. The booth also had wall mounted film transport systems. and like so many theatres we had interlock on all 4 houses.
Mike: I know all theatre guys have a story,What’s yours?
Ray:{laughing} I remember a customer came out and said you have a hole in wall somewhere! I can hear the wind whistling around. He didn’t realize it was the sound effectsof the movie he was hearing and not the weather outside. That is a good sound system.
Mike: I have to agree.haven’t read that yet on CT, Special Needs?
Ray: I was proud to hire Special needs employees. and out theatre was equipped in the cinemas for such folks.
Mike:Not alot managers managed that theatre,Must have a great place for a guy to stay for awhile,
Ray: Mike,you are right,not many at all, Keith was the first.David White was an Assistant to help Keith Black. Ed Webb came in and i was brought in mainly because of my Booth experience and managing at the CAROLINA 1 and 2 {on CT}, Litchfield was the chain.
Mike: Different chains took over?
Ray: Yes, United Artists,and several off shoots,then REGAL and finally Epic who simply walked away like the above post MIKEOAKLANDPARK wrote.
Mike: Keeping it clean? a problem?
Ray: No, Both the interior and exterior walls were painted making maintance easy. {Scored concrete blocks}
Mike: Some debate on opening day.
Ray; It opened Feb.14 1985 with good weather,for here. I held the “fort” down from 1985 to 2006. Heck, that is probably a theatre manager record.
I would also like to add unlike new theatres and like you I hate saying “cinemas” so much ours had lots of leg room and Our seats were offset just right so you could always see the screen. We were using neon way before alot of theatres today.
Mike: Anything else I know our CT readers always want more.
Ray ; Just a pity to see “her” there now, Dark.
Mike: Ray, That is the cry of so many readers,thanks for the time.
The IMPERIAL would also show ESCAPE and CONQUEST in the ape series,the final one and weakest of the series,BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES would play at DANIEL VILLAGE.
So Georgia Theatres opened the APE movies and closed them.In between ABC THEATRES played them. They would all turn up at THE WEIS DRIVE IN for an all nite “GO APE”.
I will look it over. I loved HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS and managed to save a ad from the movie.If you would like i can mail out West. I saw it at NATIONAL HILLS home to ALL my Christopher Lee Draculas.I just recently a few weeks ago put my three movies off vhs to dvd. I have the Super 8 movies somewhere.
Hard to believe,We are getting the 1966 movie ,DISNEY MOVIE, LT. ROBIN CRUSOE with Dick Van Dyke. This is 1974. Well, later on when i would move out to COLUMBIA 1 and 2 they booked the 1969 movie MAROONED in COLUMBIA 1 where it died fast.And it was not a bad movie it had been on TV several times.
I guess since Augusta is a nice size city the Clover-Leaf was not in Augusta,Georgia,North Augusta,S.C. Its all Augusta pretty much here now anyways especially with THE MASTERS.
WE had planned to make a longer film with sound LAST BANK TO ROB we had a script,but it never got made.It must have been a task to edit it with a sound track.I did save the script and a few months ago made a copy for one of the guys that helped in all three movies,It was quite fun.Our last two were pretty violent .We were using live ammo for some shots.Shotguns.
In one scene i get shot by a guy saving his girl.WE took the buckshot out and put babypowder in it. WEll,the blast was so big it shot a wad of cardboard we were using in the shell RIGHT INTO MY PANTS!!!! I thought i was ruined for life.It hurt. But we went on.
I came in one afternoon to see if any of the managers wanted to eat lunch. They were having their weekly meeting with Mr.Tinney. Jack Jordan.Manager of the Imperial holds a black and white 8 by 10 still and sees me.“Mike,I know if anyone knows this cowboy’s name it is you."
I look at it for less than 2 seconds and said,"Neville Brand.”
Clifford, Boy are you so right. Unlike you i didn’t care for any of the STAR WARS movies.MOst of the STAR WARS crowd would walk out on the first 21 minutes of 2001.
Now showing July 9 1970 CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB
Now Showing June 9 1972 DOBERMAN GANG and coming soon re release of COOGAN’S BLUFF.
Now Showing June 25 1972 CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH {first run}
Now Showing July 2 1972 SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON.
JUNE 7 1964 NOW SHOWING FLIPPERS NEW ADVENTURE . Coming VIVA LAS VEGAS.
June 6 1965 NOW SHOWING MASQUERADE and TICKLE ME coming.
JUne 3 1966 now showing TIKO AND THE SHARK.
JULY 9 1970 NOW SHOWING THE BOATNICKS.
Now playing June 9 1972 THE LITTLE ARK rated G
NOW SHOWING July 2 1972 THE BISCUIT EATER rated G
NOW showing June 5 1964 KISSING COUSINS and LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL.
NOW SHOWING June 7 1964 LADIES MAN and IRMA LA DOUCE
Now Showing June 15 1964 McClintock
NOW SHOWING JULY 6 1964 TOM JONES and ISLAND OF LOST LOVE.
SUMMER BOOKING were:
FATHER GOOSE.
SECRET OF PURPLE ROSE
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
THE RAIDERS
EARTH DIES SCREAMING
RIGHT HAND OF DEATH
Now Showing June 3 1966
first 50 people get a free hot dog to watch THAT DARN CAT.
June 5 1964 NOW SHOWING PALM SPRINGS WWEKEND and TARSA-BULSA.
June 7 1964 Now showing PT 109 and WALL of NOISE
COMING SOON
2000 MANIACS and BLOOD FEAST
July 6 1964 Now Showing THE STRIPPER and TAKE HER SHE’s MINE.
JUNE 15 1964 Now showing HILLBILLY HORROR SHOW [the first ever}
JUNE 6 1965 Now showing GOODBYE CHARLIE
THey certainly don’t need to remake HOUSE. I never did see Night of Dark Shadows.Something about a ghost? Hope the EXPRESSWAY stuff got out there,
CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES played across the street at the Miller.My mistake.
June 5 1964 Now Playing DISTANT TRUMPET with FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE starting Friday.
July 6 1964 Now Playing THE CARPETBAGGERS.
June 6 1965 Now Playing CINDERELLA and TATTOOED POLICE HORSE.
JULY 9 1970 Now playing 1910 MOONSHINE WAR
June 9 1972 Now PLaying BEN and late show LAST SUMMER.
June 25 1972 Now playing TWILIGHT PEOPLE
July 2 1972 Now Playing JUNIOR BONNER
July 16 1972 Now playing THE LEGEND OF N———– CHARLIE. I noticed the newspaper ad used the Ad from the movie .But our marquee was BLACK CHARLIE.Coming next SHAFT’S BIG SCORE.
I am so sorry to hear about Peggy. I would come up from Georgia often and she always took time to talk theatre. I will pass her passing on to friends who also enjoyed her Drive in.I hope they will keep her Dream alive.
My goof,Ray Hutto knows alot about Augusta,Georgia theatres but i don’t think Hendersonville . Ray Rogers was my source on The HENDERSONVILLE OUTDOOR CINEMA. Too many pages,Got my Rays mixed up.
Chuck According to my cousin there you are right.OutDoor Cinema must sounded fancier. All the same.
You can reach Ray for more Western North Carolina theatre stories at Ray Rogers He will be glad to tell about Drive ins also in that area.
More on the Four Seasons with a interview with the last real theatre manager there,Ray Rogers.
Mike: the theatre had different look inside at the time.
Ray: Yes, it was of Austrian waterfall screen curtains and full stereo sound,a far cry from the Carolina in town.
Mike; What the booth?
Ray: Mike, it was impressive the first time i took over. So much room. We had Film Systems Consoles Christie projector heads. I got so good in the booth often i would be in Asheville fixing problems in those theatres. We had full Kintek sound. The booth also had wall mounted film transport systems. and like so many theatres we had interlock on all 4 houses.
Mike: I know all theatre guys have a story,What’s yours?
Ray:{laughing} I remember a customer came out and said you have a hole in wall somewhere! I can hear the wind whistling around. He didn’t realize it was the sound effectsof the movie he was hearing and not the weather outside. That is a good sound system.
Mike: I have to agree.haven’t read that yet on CT, Special Needs?
Ray: I was proud to hire Special needs employees. and out theatre was equipped in the cinemas for such folks.
Mike:Not alot managers managed that theatre,Must have a great place for a guy to stay for awhile,
Ray: Mike,you are right,not many at all, Keith was the first.David White was an Assistant to help Keith Black. Ed Webb came in and i was brought in mainly because of my Booth experience and managing at the CAROLINA 1 and 2 {on CT}, Litchfield was the chain.
Mike: Different chains took over?
Ray: Yes, United Artists,and several off shoots,then REGAL and finally Epic who simply walked away like the above post MIKEOAKLANDPARK wrote.
Mike: Keeping it clean? a problem?
Ray: No, Both the interior and exterior walls were painted making maintance easy. {Scored concrete blocks}
Mike: Some debate on opening day.
Ray; It opened Feb.14 1985 with good weather,for here. I held the “fort” down from 1985 to 2006. Heck, that is probably a theatre manager record.
I would also like to add unlike new theatres and like you I hate saying “cinemas” so much ours had lots of leg room and Our seats were offset just right so you could always see the screen. We were using neon way before alot of theatres today.
Mike: Anything else I know our CT readers always want more.
Ray ; Just a pity to see “her” there now, Dark.
Mike: Ray, That is the cry of so many readers,thanks for the time.
The IMPERIAL would also show ESCAPE and CONQUEST in the ape series,the final one and weakest of the series,BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES would play at DANIEL VILLAGE.
So Georgia Theatres opened the APE movies and closed them.In between ABC THEATRES played them. They would all turn up at THE WEIS DRIVE IN for an all nite “GO APE”.
I wish the HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS was on dvd, I have the vhs version.
I know you liked THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS. It is on dvd.
I will look it over. I loved HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS and managed to save a ad from the movie.If you would like i can mail out West. I saw it at NATIONAL HILLS home to ALL my Christopher Lee Draculas.I just recently a few weeks ago put my three movies off vhs to dvd. I have the Super 8 movies somewhere.
Hard to believe,We are getting the 1966 movie ,DISNEY MOVIE, LT. ROBIN CRUSOE with Dick Van Dyke. This is 1974. Well, later on when i would move out to COLUMBIA 1 and 2 they booked the 1969 movie MAROONED in COLUMBIA 1 where it died fast.And it was not a bad movie it had been on TV several times.
I guess since Augusta is a nice size city the Clover-Leaf was not in Augusta,Georgia,North Augusta,S.C. Its all Augusta pretty much here now anyways especially with THE MASTERS.
Most of all the area Aiken Drive-ins are now on CT thanks to Bill Barkley for taking the time.
Jerry Lewis sold out way before the mid 80’s.Did it keep the name? I wouldn’t think so if another chain bought it.
It was open and run by the Zeiler Brothers. This from 1956.
WE had planned to make a longer film with sound LAST BANK TO ROB we had a script,but it never got made.It must have been a task to edit it with a sound track.I did save the script and a few months ago made a copy for one of the guys that helped in all three movies,It was quite fun.Our last two were pretty violent .We were using live ammo for some shots.Shotguns.
In one scene i get shot by a guy saving his girl.WE took the buckshot out and put babypowder in it. WEll,the blast was so big it shot a wad of cardboard we were using in the shell RIGHT INTO MY PANTS!!!! I thought i was ruined for life.It hurt. But we went on.
That is show business.
I came in one afternoon to see if any of the managers wanted to eat lunch. They were having their weekly meeting with Mr.Tinney. Jack Jordan.Manager of the Imperial holds a black and white 8 by 10 still and sees me.“Mike,I know if anyone knows this cowboy’s name it is you."
I look at it for less than 2 seconds and said,"Neville Brand.”
Can’t make this up.
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES opens at the IMPERIAL. The first APE film opened across the street at the Miller.1970
Clifford, Boy are you so right. Unlike you i didn’t care for any of the STAR WARS movies.MOst of the STAR WARS crowd would walk out on the first 21 minutes of 2001.
For the record,Karen was not the VALENTINO waitress mentioned above. Karen was sweeter.