Saturday Matinees at the Movies '60-'64
- Thread starter Denver Dick
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WOW! Does THIS bring back some memories. I was born in '44 so my years of Saturday matinees is a few years earlier than the op. My folks would drop me off at the theater about 11:00 AM and pic me up about 5:30 PM.
I can't really remember what movies I saw there. We had cartoons, serials, news features, movies, short subjects, and more cartoons. Lots and lots of cartoons. I was usually too busy trying to get one of the girls to sit with me. If I got a yes I might push my luck and see if I could get 'em up to the balcony.
It is my fondest memory of my ability to live for a whole day on 50 cents. A dime to get in. small pop corn, small drink, pickle, small candy were all 5 cents. Large drinks, large candy and large pop corn were a dime. Hot dogs were 15 cents and hamburgers were a 20 cents.
It was a time of laughter, learning about girls, early development of social skills and it was one of the very best parts of my childhood.
I can't really remember what movies I saw there. We had cartoons, serials, news features, movies, short subjects, and more cartoons. Lots and lots of cartoons. I was usually too busy trying to get one of the girls to sit with me. If I got a yes I might push my luck and see if I could get 'em up to the balcony.
It is my fondest memory of my ability to live for a whole day on 50 cents. A dime to get in. small pop corn, small drink, pickle, small candy were all 5 cents. Large drinks, large candy and large pop corn were a dime. Hot dogs were 15 cents and hamburgers were a 20 cents.
It was a time of laughter, learning about girls, early development of social skills and it was one of the very best parts of my childhood.
ogilvyspecial
Member
Ah........the memories of the old Capitol Theater.
labworm
US Veteran
1961 introduced the movie of the year "West Side Story"
I was 15 and a city dweller.
All of my friends and I headed to downtown Boston to the Paramount Theater on Washington St. My God we were going to witness our first musical, what will others think.
We actually stayed in the theater and watched the film 3 times before we headed home.
Of course we thought we were cool, but after watching the film we became super cool.
I think it opened our eyes at that age which led to many more musicals in our future. Have it on VHS and do watch it now and then.
I remember how we would criticize others that liked this type of entertainment, after that film that criticism vanished forever.
I was 15 and a city dweller.
All of my friends and I headed to downtown Boston to the Paramount Theater on Washington St. My God we were going to witness our first musical, what will others think.
We actually stayed in the theater and watched the film 3 times before we headed home.
Of course we thought we were cool, but after watching the film we became super cool.
I think it opened our eyes at that age which led to many more musicals in our future. Have it on VHS and do watch it now and then.
I remember how we would criticize others that liked this type of entertainment, after that film that criticism vanished forever.
Chik a Boom
Member
Well, I just googled the Art theater, in Long Beach, CA, and it's still there! Walked, biked or went on skateboard from home, usually by myself (would this be allowed today?-I think not!); am guessing about half a mile and saw a variety of movies, but these are fondly recalled-(feel free to laugh):
Goldfinger-I so wanted to be a spy with those great gadgets;
Cat Ballou-loved Lee Marvin and drooled over the Indian Jackson (Tom Nardini);
How the West Was Won-what a saga-still have the soundtrack today;
Shendandoah-forever endeared me to Jimmy Stewart and the South;
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte-probably the first horror movie I saw with hands being chopped off and heads rolling downstairs...eek!
The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Mary Poppins-yes, they're sappy musicals, but two of my all time favorites I can watch over and over and be carried away to another time and place.
Shortly after, my folks moved to the sticks in Arkansas and I was stuck in the countryside, never able again to roam the city again. Sigh....
Goldfinger-I so wanted to be a spy with those great gadgets;
Cat Ballou-loved Lee Marvin and drooled over the Indian Jackson (Tom Nardini);
How the West Was Won-what a saga-still have the soundtrack today;
Shendandoah-forever endeared me to Jimmy Stewart and the South;
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte-probably the first horror movie I saw with hands being chopped off and heads rolling downstairs...eek!
The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Mary Poppins-yes, they're sappy musicals, but two of my all time favorites I can watch over and over and be carried away to another time and place.
Shortly after, my folks moved to the sticks in Arkansas and I was stuck in the countryside, never able again to roam the city again. Sigh....
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Denver Dick
US Veteran
Oh no! I forgot another one that I loved as a kid.
Taras Bulba (1962) - I loved the flintlock pistol that Yul Brenner used in the movie so much that I bought a plastic model kit of the pistol that came out around the same time as the movie. It was right before I turned 11 years old. Wow, battles, horses, swords and flintlock pistols. Is that good stuff or what.
Taras Bulba (1962) - I loved the flintlock pistol that Yul Brenner used in the movie so much that I bought a plastic model kit of the pistol that came out around the same time as the movie. It was right before I turned 11 years old. Wow, battles, horses, swords and flintlock pistols. Is that good stuff or what.
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monet61
US Veteran
I remember getting to go to the show sometimes. Seems like I got a quarter to get in, and 3 cents for candy. They let me go one Saturday, and the main feature was some movie called "Butterfield 8". Didn't understand it, probably shouldn't have been allowed in, but even at that age,(10-11) I thought Elizabeth Taylor was beautiful. I think my favorite was a toss-up between "Sink the Bismark" or "The Vikings.
