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“The Jolson Story”: The North American 70mm Re-Release Engagements
“You ain’t heard nothin’ yet! The music… the magic… For the first time… In full
stereophonic sound… Wide screen 70mm color!” |
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Compiled by:
Michael Coate |
Date:
08.04.2018 |
The
Ziegfeld in New York, advertising "The Jolson Story" in full stereophonic
sound...Wide screen 70mm color. Advert borrowed from Cinema Treasures.
The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
re-release presentations of “The Jolson Story” in North America. The film’s 70mm
prints featured re-framed “tilt-and-scan” full-frame imagery and re-mixed
six-track stereophonic sound. (The 1946 film — directed by Alfred E. Green and
starring Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes and William Demarest — was originally
produced in 1.37:1 Academy format with monaural audio.)
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … City — Cinema (duration in weeks)
1969-12-25 … Montreal, QC — Cote-des-Neiges Twin (4)
1970-02-04 … Calgary, AB — North Hill (1)
1970-02-25 … Winnipeg, MB — Grant Park (1)
1975-08-21 … New York, NY — Ziegfeld (2)
1975-08-27 … Beverly Hills, CA — Beverly (5)
1975-09-24 … Boston, MA — Cinema 57 Twin (2)
1975-10-03 … Washington, DC — Apex (2)
SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS
1979-09-24 … New York, NY — Radio City Music Hall (1) [Musical Memory Lane
series]
1980-08-02 … Atlanta, GA — Fox [3rd Annual Family Film Festival]
1980-08-04 … Atlanta, GA — Fox [3rd Annual Family Film Festival]
1981-07-10 … Cleveland, OH — Colony (1)
This information has been principally referenced from film industry trade
publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Bill Kretzel,
Additional 70mm prints were screened internationally but have not been accounted
for in this article.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please
consider emailing the
author or editor.
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