Toronto - anamorphic widescreen cinema venues
1953-
30 March 2009 REVISE
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NOTATIONS
[CS] CinemaScope
[SS] Superscope
A Allied Theatres
B B & F Theatres (merged with F 29se55)
F Famous Players Theatres
N National Theatres
O Odeon Theatres
P Premier Theatres
T 20th Century Theatres
1953------------------------------------------------------
Oct 22 IMPERIAL F - The Robe[CS] - stereophonic
CinemaScope Canadian Premiere
1954------------------------------------------------------
Jan 14 LOEW’S - Knights of the Round Table[CS] # - stereophonic
(stereo not advertised before 19mr54)
(21ja55 - Vera Cruz - Superscope Canadian Premiere)
Mar 12 EGLINTON F - The Robe - stereophonic
UNIVERSITY F - The Robe - stereophonic
Apr 09 ODEON TORONTO O - King of the Khyber Rifles[CS]
- stereophonic
‘Presented on Canada’s Largest Motion Picture Screen’
ODEON CARLTON from 20ar56
Jul 16 BEACH F - The Robe - stereophonic
BLOOR F - The Robe - stereophonic (closed 17fe57)
COLLEGE F - The Robe - stereophonic
OAKWOOD F - The Robe - stereophonic (T from 24de56)
PALACE F - The Robe - stereophonic
PARKDALE F - The Robe - stereophonic
RUNNYMEDE F - The Robe - stereophonic
Jul 30 DANFORTH O - Prince Valiant[CS]
FAIRLAWN O - Prince Valiant
HUMBER O - Prince Valiant
Aug 04 CAPITOL (New Toronto) P - The Robe
Aug 13 WESTWOOD T - The Robe (F from 19jl57)
Aug 26 BEAVER B - The Robe
BELLEVUE B - The Robe
PARLIAMENT B - The Robe
PRINCE OF WALES B - The Robe
VAUGHAN B - The Robe
Aug 30 PARK T - The Robe
Sep 01 LOEW’S UPTOWN - The Black Shield of Falworth[CS]
- stereophonic
Sep 02 BIRCHCLIFF T - The Robe (F from 22au58)
Sep 06 VILLAGE F - Rose Marie[CS] - stereophonic
(closed 01oc55)
Sep 16 EASTWOOD B - How To Marry A Millionaire[CS]
Sep 16 WILLOW P - The Robe
Sep 17 NORTOWN F - The High and the Mighty[CS]
Sep 23 LANSDOWNE B - How To Marry A Millionaire
Sep 29 HOLLYWOOD P - Garden of Evil[CS] (F from 28de56)
Sep 30 DONLANDS B - The Robe
GROVER B - The Robe
Oct 04 LAPLAZA B - Night People[CS]
Oct 07 MT DENNIS P - The Robe
Oct 21 OXFORD B - The Robe
Nov 15 COLONY O - Knights of the Round Table
Dec 02 YORK B - Prince Valiant
Dec 03 SHEA’S F - Ring of Fear[CS] - stereophonic
(closed 27de56)
Dec 27 ROGERS RD P - How To Marry A Millionaire
1955------------------------------------------------------
Jan 21 TIVOLI F - Garden of Evil[CS]
(28my55 - closed; conversion for Todd-AO)
Jan 28 CAPITOL F - The High and the Mighty[CS] - stereophonic
Feb 08 DOWNTOWN T - Sitting Bull[CS]
GLENDALE T - Sitting Bull
SCARBORO T - Sitting Bull
STATE T - Sitting Bull
Feb 21 VICTORY T - Knights of the Round Table
Mar 07 BAYVIEW T - Sign of the Pagan[CS] (F from 22au58)
MIDTOWN T - Sign of the Pagan
ODEON T - Sign of the Pagan
Mar 10 MT PLEASANT A - Lucky Me[CS]
Mar 21 CIRCLE T - Sign of the Pagan
KUM-C T - Lucky Me
SAVOY - Beneath the 12-Mile Reef[CS]
Mar 23 CAMEO A - Three Coins in the Fountain[CS]
Apr 07 ALLENBY A - How To Marry A Millionaire
BONITA A - How To Marry A Millionaire
ROYAL (Long Branch) A - How To Marry A Millionaire
Apr 11 CENTURY B - Sign of the Pagan (T from 24de56)
Apr 18 KINGSWAY T - Vera Cruz[SS]
(02my55 - Sitting Bull)
Apr 21 ROYCE A - The Robe + Vesuvius Express
May 02 GRANADA A - Lucky Me
May 05 REVUE T - Lucky Me
May 09 BILTMORE (Weston) N - Knights of the Round Table
May 10 ST CLAIR F - Vera Cruz
(15au55 - Violent Saturday + White Feather[CS])
May 12 PARADISE O - Lucky Me
METRO T - Brigadoon[CS]
PIX T - Lucky Me
VOGUE T - Garden of Evil
May 16 400 DRIVE-IN T - Knights of the Round Table
‘First Time in a Toronto Drive-In on Our Gigantic Curved Screen’
‘Canada’s Largest Curved Screen’
May 18 NORTH-EAST DRIVE-IN T - Knights of the Round Table
May 19 CROWN T - River of No Return[CS]
REX (Mimico) N - Broken Lance[CS]
May 26 ADELPHI A - Lucky Me
May 30 GOLDEN MILE - How To Marry A Millionaire
KENT A - Three Coins in the Fountain
Jun 06 BILTMORE (New Toronto) N - Brigadoon[CS]
Jun 20 GAY A - River of No Return
KENWOOD A - Three Coins in the Fountain
Jun 23 ASTOR A - Three Coins in the Fountain
JOY A - Lucky Me
Jun 27 BROCK A - Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Aug 15 ALHAMBRA F - Violent Saturday + White Feather
Sep 13 MAYFAIR A - Lucky Me
Sep 14 ESQUIRE A - Lucky Me
Sep 26 FOX A - Vera Cruz
(03oc55 - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)
Oct 24 BILTMORE - The Bar Sinister[CS]
Oct 31 RADIO CITY B - Vera Cruz
(19de55 - The Silver Chalice + The Violent Men)
Nov 17 PARAMOUNT A - Vera Cruz
(09ja56 - The High and the Mighty)
Nov 25 GEM A - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
venue opening engagement
Dec 19 RIO A - Drum Beat
1956------------------------------------------------------
Feb 13 WEST END A - Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Mar 19 CENTRE A - The High and the Mighty
Mar 29 CASINO - Count 3 and Pray[CS]
May 21 NORTH WEST DRIVE-IN T - Vera Cruz
(18je56 - The High and the Mighty)
(‘World’s Largest Screen’ - 04ar57)
Jun 14 TOWNE T - Gaby[CS]
Jul 02 DUFFERIN DRIVE-IN - The High and the Mighty
Jul 13 SCARBORO DRIVE-IN T - To Hell and Back + Wichita[CS]
1957------------------------------------------------------
Jun 27 INTERNATIONAL CINEMA T - The March Hare[CS]
Sep 12 CHRISTIE O - An Affair to Remember
Sep 12 HYLAND O - An Affair to Remember
Alphabetical Listing
ADELPHI A - 26my55 - Lucky Me
ALHAMBRA F - 15au55 - Violent Saturday + White Feather
ALLENBY A - 07ar55 - How To Marry A Millionaire
ASTOR A - 23je55 - Three Coins in the Fountain
BAYVIEW T - 07mr55 - Sign of the Pagan
(F from 22au58)
BEACH F - 16jl54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
BEAVER B - 26au54 - The Robe
BELLEVUE B - 26au54 - The Robe
BILTMORE - 24oc55 - The Bar Sinister
BILTMORE (New Toronto) N - 06je55 - Brigadoon
BILTMORE (Weston) N - 09my55 - Knights of the Round Table
BIRCHCLIFF T - 02se54 - The Robe
(F from 01jl58)
BLOOR F - 16jl54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
(closed 17fe57)
BONITA A - 07ar55 - How To Marry A Millionaire
BROCK A - 27je55 - Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
CAMEO A - 23mr55 - Three Coins in the Fountain
CAPITOL F - 28ja55 - The High and the Mighty (stereophonic)
CAPITOL (New Toronto) P - 04au54 - The Robe
CASINO - 29mr56 - Count 3 and Pray
CENTRE A - 19mr56 - The High and the Mighty
CENTURY B - 11ar55 - Sign of the Pagan
(T from 24de56)
CHRISTIE O - 12se57 - An Affair to Remember
CIRCLE T - 21mr55 - Sign of the Pagan
COLLEGE F - 16jl54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
COLONY O - 15nv54 - Knights of the Round Table
CROWN T - 19my55 - River of No Return
DANFORTH O - 30jl54 - Prince Valiant
DONLANDS B - 30se54 - The Robe
DOWNTOWN T - 08fe55 - Sitting Bull
DUFFERIN DRIVE-IN - 02jl56 - The High and the Mighty
EASTWOOD B - 16se54 - How To Marry A Millionaire
EGLINTON F - 12mr54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
ESQUIRE A - 14se55 - Lucky Me
FAIRLAWN O - 30jl54 - Prince Valiant
400 DRIVE-IN T - 16my55 - Knights of the Round Table
FOX A - 26se55 - Vera Cruz
GAY A - 20je55 - River of No Return
GEM A - 25nv55 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
GLENDALE T - 08fe55 - Sitting Bull
GOLDEN MILE - 30my55 - How To Marry A Millionaire
GRANADA A - 02my55 - Lucky Me
GROVER B - 30se54 - The Robe
HOLLYWOOD P - 29se54 - Garden of Evil
(F from 28de56)
HUMBER O - 30jl54 - Prince Valiant
HYLAND O - 12se57 - An Affair to Remember
IMPERIAL F - 22oc53 - The Robe (stereophonic)
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA T - 27je57 - The March Hare[CS]
JOY A - 23je55 - Lucky Me
KENT A - 30my55 - Three Coins in the Fountain
KENWOOD A - 20je55 - Three Coins in the Fountain
KINGSWAY T - 18ar55 - Vera Cruz
KUM-C T - 21mr55 - Lucky Me
LANSDOWNE B - 23se54 - How To Marry A Millionaire
LAPLAZA B - 04oc54 - Night People
LOEW’S - 14ja54 - Knights of the Round Table (stereophonic)
LOEW’S UPTOWN - 01se54 - The Black Shield of Falworth (stereophonic)
MAYFAIR A - 13se55 - Lucky Me
METRO T - 12my55 - Brigadoon
MIDTOWN T - 07mr55 - Sign of the Pagan
MT DENNIS P - 07oc54 - The Robe
MT PLEASANT A - 10mr55 - Lucky Me
NORTH EAST DRIVE-IN T - 18my55 - Knights of the Round Table
NORTH WEST DRIVE-IN T - 21my56 - Vera Cruz
NORTOWN F - 17se54 - The High and the Mighty
OAKWOOD F - 16jl54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
(T from 24de56)
ODEON T - 07mr55 - Sign of the Pagan
ODEON TORONTO O (ODEON CARLTON from 20ar56)
- 09ar54 - King of the Khyber Rifles (stereophonic)
OXFORD B - 21oc54 - The Robe
PALACE F - 16jl54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
PARADISE O - 12my55 - Lucky Me
PARAMOUNT A - 17nv55 - Vera Cruz
PARK T - 30au54 - The Robe
PARKDALE F - 16jl54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
PARLIAMENT B - 26au54 - The Robe
PIX T - 12my55 - Lucky Me
PRINCE OF WALES B - 26au54 - The Robe
(T from 06oc58)
RADIO CITY B - 31oc55 - Vera Cruz
REX (Mimico) N - 19my55 - Broken Lance
REVUE T - 05my55 - Lucky Me
RIO A - 19de55 - Drum Beat
ROGERS RD P - 27de54 - How To Marry A Millionaire
ROYAL (Long Branch) A - 07ar55 - How To Marry A Millionaire
ROYCE A - 21ar55 - The Robe
RUNNYMEDE F - 16jl54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
SAVOY - 21mr55 - Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
SCARBORO T - 08fe55 - Sitting Bull
SCARBORO DRIVE-IN T - 13jl56 - To Hell and Back + Wichita
SHEA’S F - 03de54 - Ring of Fear (stereophonic)
(closed 27de56)
ST CLAIR F - 10my55 - Vera Cruz
STATE T - 08fe55 - Sitting Bull
TIVOLI F - 21ja55 - Garden of Evil
TOWNE T - 14je56 - Gaby
UNIVERSITY F - 12mr54 - The Robe (stereophonic)
VAUGHAN B - 26au54 - The Robe
VICTORY T - 21fe55 - Knights of the Round Table
VILLAGE F - 06se54 - Rose Marie (stereophonic)
(closed 01oc55)
VOGUE T - 12my55 - Garden of Evil
WEST END A - 13fe56 - Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
WESTWOOD T - 13au54 - The Robe
(F from 19jl57)
WILLOW P - 16se54 - The Robe
YORK B - 02de54 - Prince Valiant