Friday, August 31, 2012

THEY CALLED HIM "THE KING"





CAPITOL THEATRE
January 1, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
January 16, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
May 5, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
April 23, 1934

CAPITOL THEATRE
October 24, 1934

CAPITOL THEATRE
March 8, 1936

CAPITOL THEATRE
July 12, 1936

STATE THEATRE
November 1, 1936

CAPITOL THEATRE
October 26, 1938

CAPITOL THEATRE
June 21, 1934

CAPITOL THEATRE
January 29, 1939

CAPITOL THEATRE
April 30, 1946

CENTER THEATRE
February 3, 1961

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

THE U.S. FEATURES of LAUREL AND HARDY





THE ROGUE SONG
1930

This movie has been LOST for decades.

PARDON US
1931

BEAU HUNKS
1931

The running time of this film was around
40 minutes, but some locations, including
Salisbury theatres, ran it as a feature.

PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES
1932



THE DEVIL'S BROTHER
1933

SONS OF THE DESERT
1933



HOLLYWOOD PARTY
1934

BABES IN TOYLAND
1934

BONNIE SCOTLAND
1935








THE BOHEMIAN GIRL
1936

OUR RELATIONS
1936

WAY OUT WEST
1937

PICK A STAR
1937

SWISS MISS
1938

Friday, June 29, 2012

MORE LAUREL AND HARDY - - 1938 - 1945


BLOCK-HEADS
1938

THE FLYING DEUCES
1939

A CHUMP AT OXFORD
1940

GREAT GUNS
1941

A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO
1942

AIR RAID WARDENS
1943

JITTERBUGS
1943

THE DANCING MASTERS
1943

THE BIG NOISE
1944

NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
1944

THE BULLFIGHTERS
1945

Saturday, June 23, 2012

VANISHING POINT




"Hey Kowalski, you out there?"

He was, indeed, as of March, 1971, and instantly the theatre crowds were out there as well, packing the local Salisbury movie houses and drive-ins for twelve different engagements over a seven-year period.

Barry Newman was Kowalski, the man behind the wheel of the white 1970 Dodge Challenger, and Cleavon Little was Super Soul, a blind DJ with a police radio scanner.

VANISHING POINT was action-packed from start-to-finish and had one of the quickest and most shocking endings in the history of the movies.
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Here are the twelve VANISHING POINT playdates for Salisbury / Rowan County:

March 19 - April 1, 1971 - TERRACE THEATRE
April 15 - 21, 1971 - SALISBURY DRIVE-IN THEATRE
August 27 - September 2, 1971 - THUNDERBIRD DRIVE-IN THEATRE
November 19 - 23, 1971 - CAPITOL THEATRE
April 21 - 27, 1972 - THUNDERBIRD DRIVE-IN THEATRE
December 15 - 21, 1972 - TERRACE THEATRE 
December 22 - 28, 1972 - THUNDERBIRD DRIVE-IN THEATRE
December 12 - 18, 1973 - TERRACE THEATRE
December 14 - 20, 1973 - THUNDERBIRD DRIVE-IN THEATRE
June 21 - 27, 1974 - THUNDERBIRD DRIVE-IN THEATRE
March 21 - 27, 1975 - CAPITOL THEATRE
January 6 - 8, 1978 - THUNDERBIRD DRIVE-IN THEATRE

"This radio station was named Kowalski, in honor of the last American hero to whom speed means freedom of the soul. The question is not when he's gonna stop, but who is gonna stop him."

Thursday, June 21, 2012

1930's ATTRACTIONS


CAPITOL THEATRE
April 24, 1932


CAPITOL THEATRE
May 8, 1932

CAPITOL THEATRE
September 8, 1932

CAPITOL THEATRE
September 29, 1932

CAPITOL THEATRE
November 19, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
September 29, 1935

CAPITOL THEATRE
January 5, 1936

STATE THEATRE
March 22, 1936

CAPITOL THEATRE
March 25, 1937

CAPITOL THEATRE
September 23, 1937

STATE THEATRE
October 8, 1937

VICTORY THEATRE
November 10, 1938

STATE THEATRE
November 10, 1938

VICTORY THEATRE
June 4, 1939

CAPITOL THEATRE
August 31, 1939