Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>A 1940 Hungarian film specially shown here in 1955.</p>
  • <p>Looks like a 1940 Hungarian film, “Two Nights of Mary”, shown in 1955. Postcard publicity.</p>
  • <p>April 24, 1946. First Boston showings were at this theatre.</p>
  • <p>1941, entrance.</p>
  • <p>August 28, 1946.</p>
  • <p>Book on San Francisco theatres worth finding.</p>
  • <p>An artistic representation of the Lyric Theatre in this city. Artist: Dale Blaney.</p>
  • <p>Good book to find.</p>
  • <p>Source - Daily News (Perth, WA) Wednesday 23 March 1955 page 22</p> <h1>One Summer of Happiness’ (produced in 1954) at the time was highly controversial in Australia as it featured a close-up of Ulla Jacobson’s breasts.</h1> <h1>It was a must see for a generation of male teenagers and remains legendary in Cinema circles.</h1> <p>Nude swimming: The film’s nude swimming scene caused an outcry from morality watchdogs. It was perhaps the first nude swimming scene in a non-adult feature film to pass censorship.</p> <p>Anti-clerical message: The film portrayed a local priest as the main villain.</p> <p>Love scene: - The film included a close-up of Ulla Jacobson’s breasts. Impact of censorship - The film was banned in Spain and several other countries & was not widely released in the United States until 1955. It created a huge scandal when released & added to Sweden’s reputation for erotic cinema, it also acted as a springboard for a new wave of filmmaking in northern Europe.</p> <p>Other notes - The film won Berlin’s Golden Bear award. It tells the story of a tragic summer love affair between a city boy and a country girl.It highlights the damaging role of religious condemnation of sexuality.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\"{@hgrn0000u\\\\,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqlu"+ "wV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDhgrFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{"+ ">%A/--@/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxgni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqBo.1~Ckjuq3333x_/o.zGxgni4kju"+ "q1/71o.zGxgni4kjuqC1~1000u\\\\/8C1oA/73nzmtkr4kjuq.BoA6Co.xulA--C~A(~kCuj3"+ "333x_qi/k.ujxIngsIxu4ltmxoYz1CA~8>C7i16/iBl.Ao39o/z.kGujxIng4ijkquiC/1000u"+ "\\\\11Aozntmrkk4ujBqAoC6.ouxAl--~C(bA2D002C6:}qwpunn7xm1tJ}j{lqn7xmHt}qwpu"+ "nn7xmEt1r1000u\\\\4nFxm6t66{62bb1rJ}j{lqn7xm4t:2r4}1{Jqj7lmntx4F4333x_1000"+ "u\\\\;24FDr:2q6p}nw7umntxE1DrF91rx{Do001000u\\\\F+DD2+G8evjlEmxx7pwky:rjIx"+ "u|wnrrwGvem+eee+ene}F}u+r)eevlemxx7pwky:rjIxu|wnrrwCv}mrxvuej+eoe{F)bnEq1j"+ "e+n}r{0000u\\\\7}wnv~lxmF+mntxC(bjkqu(Ckjuq%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.spl"+ "it('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Opened here in 1968.</p>
  • <p>September 17, 1958. NY opening week.</p>
  • <p>October 26, 1965.</p>
  • <p>July 24, 1956</p>
  • <p>A 1917 publicity card.</p>
  • <p>From the program booklet of “The 400 Blows” which opened here in late 1959.</p>
  • <p>October 29, 1965</p>
  • <p>1966</p>
  • <p>Source: Motion Picture Daily, April 19, 1956</p>
  • <p>October 24, 1952</p>
  • <p>January 31, 1952.</p>
  • <p>Playing “As Long as They’re Happy” from 1955…also a poster for “The Long Gray Line” from that same time.</p>
  • <p>Thalia Theatre attractor</p>
  • <p>As repertory cinema in 1983.</p>