| Main Title: |
The picture palaces of Melbourne / by Trevor Walters. |
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| Author: |
Walters, Trevor.
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| Imprint: |
[Mentone, Vic : Trevor Walters], 2009. |
| Collation: |
282 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Summary: |
Contains the original material updated with more interviews about the Filmways distributioncompany, the Dendy cinema circuit and the struggle of wartime constrictions. Includes movie ads of the 40s, 50s and 60s and photos of front of house advertising dis |
| Subject: |
Cinemas and theatres
Greater Melbourne [Naarm] (Vic.) (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Countries)
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| Edition: |
Revised ed. |
| ISBN: |
0975101714 |
| Notes: |
Cover title. Contents include : The picture palaces of Melbourne p1. Introduction p4. Capitol Theatre p14. State Theatre p69. Regent Theatre p127. Melbourne's picture theatres from silents to the present p179. Melbourne's picture theatres the 70mm houses p211. Hoyts Plaza Theatre the Cinerama years p240. They don't call them suburban picture theatres anymore p244. Stories from the cinema industry p250. Epilogue p281.
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