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Road House is a 1948 American film noir drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, with cinematography by Joseph LaShelle. The picture features Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark. [2] The drama tells the story of Lily Stevens (Lupino) who takes a job as a singer at a roadhouse—complete with a bowling alley. When Lily ...
Marilyn (U.S. title: Roadhouse Girl) is a 1953 British second feature ('B') [1] film noir directed by Wolf Rilla starring Sandra Dorne and Maxwell Reed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was written by Rilla based on the play Marion by Peter Jones .
The Road House franchise includes American action installments, including theatrical, straight-to-home video, musical stage, and streaming releases. Based on an original story written by David Lee Henry, the plot centers around main characters hired to enforce security at small-town bars, that despite being troubled by their own pasts must heroically devise protective measures for the ...
The museum contains an exhibit of collectors' autos from vintage to modern classics, with the main focus being American cars of the 1950–1980 period, over 50 famous TV and movie cars, cars previously owned by the rich and famous, animatronics from ShowBiz Pizza Place and Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre, and a large array of Disney and ...
The Woods Theatre was a movie palace at the corner of Randolph and Dearborn Streets in the Chicago Loop. It opened in 1918 and was a popular entertainment destination for decades. Originally a venue for live theater, it was later converted to show movies. It closed in 1989 and was demolished in 1990.
The Granada Theatre was a 3,400–seat movie palace located at 6427-41 North Sheridan Road in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.It was constructed in 1926 for the Marks Brothers, who were major theatre operators in the U.S. [1] Edward E. Eichenbaum was the principal designer for the architectural firm of Levy & Klein.
Despite the transition from Chicago to Hollywood in the 1920s, Chicago remained on the map. Citizens retained an insatiable appetite for motion pictures, even though production had left the city. Chicago boasted the largest chain of theaters during the studio era (1919–1952). [1]
The Paradise Theatre was a movie palace located in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood. Its address was 231 N. Crawford Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. It was near the intersection of West Madison Street and Crawford (now Pulaski Road) in the West Garfield Park area of Chicago's West Side.