How do you watch anything on AMC with all the cuts and commericals.TCM so much better.We played Both Godfathers at Nationals Hills on a Midnight show, think they got out about four in the morning.I was at Columbia Square and had more sense than to book those two. You got a good Find with that one-sheet,I might even have a “Godfather III” one sheet.Are we off topic again,Darn it.
times change,at one time a family movie would a kiss of death back in my days,but much of the Disney product then was horrible.Remember “GUS”. Re-releases of Disney Classics would often be booked in be it “Lt.Robin Crusoe” or “Snow White”. Often indy films would play for a couple of weeks “SEARCH FOR NOAH’S ARK” and would be gone,These Films today start in a large house as I know you guys know and work itself down to 125 seat house,then to be shipped over to the Dollar Cinema Across town.In other Words, Family pictures often carry a PG rating which has no weight to it anymore compared to the PG pictures of my day,namely.“BILLY JACK”. Just a few comments from an old dogged theatre manager.
Pictures were okay,wish there were more.
Should be Mott Drive-in,that is why i listed it.
It might be in a crummy part of town like Regency Exchange 8 a GCC operation that lasted a little over 10 years.
great picture of the theatre and the color picture is very nice for CT.thanks Bryan and northstar16.
Thanks Kwisp,how about some more stories.
Northstar16,glad someone had a camera.Thanks for getting the pictures on.
Yes,great news,the pictures I saw show a beautiful Theatre.
thanks for the many pictures Seeing1.
Great “GOLDFINGER"ad what a find.thanks Ken.mc.
Good picture of theatre,Stories also interesting.
Sure looks like a GCC to me.
What a showplace.Thanks Don.
It was listed in my 1956 Motion Picture Almanac as Hester Drive-in,Chuck.
Thanks Chuck.
Thanks again Chuck,Great stories.Can’t believe all the Rat stories,Hey, Did “WILLARD” and “BEN” play there .LOL.
Hard to get folks in South Carolina to get on Ct.I have left several Questions about Theatres in Columbia and no response.
Thanks Ken for the picture.
i read that in the fifties there were 88 16mm theatres in Australia.We often think of 35mm houses.
Thanks Joe.I saw where Video Ind. just about had good part of the state and Theatres do change hands alot.
How do you watch anything on AMC with all the cuts and commericals.TCM so much better.We played Both Godfathers at Nationals Hills on a Midnight show, think they got out about four in the morning.I was at Columbia Square and had more sense than to book those two. You got a good Find with that one-sheet,I might even have a “Godfather III” one sheet.Are we off topic again,Darn it.
Yes, Great pictures,All. Thanks for getting them on.
Now we gotta get him to get them posted,Tis.
Be glad you still a theatre from your past.The Imperial is all I have left.
Thanks Bob, I always hope you guys can fill in what I dig up.
times change,at one time a family movie would a kiss of death back in my days,but much of the Disney product then was horrible.Remember “GUS”. Re-releases of Disney Classics would often be booked in be it “Lt.Robin Crusoe” or “Snow White”. Often indy films would play for a couple of weeks “SEARCH FOR NOAH’S ARK” and would be gone,These Films today start in a large house as I know you guys know and work itself down to 125 seat house,then to be shipped over to the Dollar Cinema Across town.In other Words, Family pictures often carry a PG rating which has no weight to it anymore compared to the PG pictures of my day,namely.“BILLY JACK”. Just a few comments from an old dogged theatre manager.