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This
1929-1930
Theater Log Book includes the end
of the silent movie era, the period of stock market crash, detailing
films, attendance, ticket prices, etc., in the Broadway Theatre, in Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan. Two fairs, a Central Michigan University homecoming
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A
1935 Movie Program found in a wall on
Broadway Street: |
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Lines stretched around the
corner for the road show Mom and Dad, a controversial film about
"hygiene" made in 1944 or 1947. Banned by the Catholic church, this
feature by showman Kroger Babb showed venereal disease and the birth of a
baby, in graphic detail. In the most successful exploitation film of the
1940's, the show's presenters sold his-and-hers manuals to audiences
strictly segregated by gender. |
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The following are the pages of a
theatre log book in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan from July, 1929 to September, 1930.
After you click on a week, enlarge your window so that both pages fit on your
screen.
Page 1 shows the actual ticket prices, attendance, etc., for each day of the
week.
Page 2 contains the names of the movies, and more:
The Week
of July 21, 1929
Week
of July 28, 1929
Week
of August 4, 1929
Week
of August 11, 1929
Week of August 18, 1929 (Fair Week) | Lon Chaney Film
Week
of August 25, 1929
Week of September 1, 1929
Week
of September 8, 1929
Week
of September 15, 1929 | "Noah's Ark''
Week
of September 22, 1929 (Football Game)
Week
of September 29, 1929
October 13, 1929
October 20, 1929
October 27, 1929 (Stock Market Crash)
November 3, 1929 | "Cocoanuts," The Marx Brothers' first
film together
November 10, 1929 (CMU homecoming week) | "Thunder" with
Lon Chaney
According the book, the film "Thunder" was last
silent film shown here. Ticket prices were 30 cents for the early show, and 10
cents for the late show. This was Lon Chaney's final silent film. The film is
now presumed lost. Only approximately half of a reel of
the film has survived.
See to the week of November 17, 1929
November 24, 1929
December 1, 1929 (with remarks)
December 8, 1929
December 15, 1929
December 22, 1929 | "Mysterious
Island"
December
29, 1920
January 5, 1930
January 12, 1930
January 19, 1930
February
2, 1930
February 9, 1930
February
16, 1930
February 23, 1930
March
2, 1930
March
9, 1930
March
16, 1930
March 23, 1930
March 30, 1930
April
6, 1930
April
13, 1930
April 20, 1930
April
27, 1930
May
4, 1930
May 11, 1930
May 18, 1930
May 25, 1930
June
1, 1930
June
8, 1930
June 15, 1930
June
22, 1930
June
29, 1930
July
6, 1930
July 13, 1930
July 20, 1930
July 27, 1930
August
3, 1930
August
10, 1930
August
17, 1930 (Fair Week)
August 24, 1930
August
31, 1930
September
7, 1930
September 14, 1930
A 1935 Movie Program |
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