Scrivener's Sudoku, appearing every Sunday in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, features local trivia as part of the puzzle. I spent some time doing some research for some upcoming trivia questions and came upon the movie listings for February 7, 1959. I thought some of us might get a kick out of the theaters AND the films that were showing.
The rest are all Consolidated theaters.
I know we've discussed theaters long-gone in other threads, but I think there are some names here we haven't brought up. Pawaa? Victory? Roosevelt? Also, I'm quite sure we have more screens on Oahu now, but I don't think we ever have this many different titles showing at once, do we? Very few titles listed here are playing on more than one screen. And since the titles probably changed weekly or with more frequency than that, you probably couldn't see everything you wanted.
I don't think I've seen a single one of the films showing on this date, all those years ago.
- At the Palace Theater (Keeaumoku & Beretania) and the King Theater were Submarine Seahawk and Paratroop Command.
- At the Queen Theater, Gervaise. 10:00 a.m. continuous. I miss theaters that played films continuously. Many of the listings here indicated continuous shows.
- At the Waialae Drive-In, Motorcycle Gang and Sorority Girl.
- At the Roosevelt Theater, Westward Ho the Wagons! and Sing Boy Sing.
- At the Beretania Follies Burlesque, Gina the Italian Volcano among other acts. Not a movie or a movie theater, but I thought it was kinda interesting. I just Googled her and found out that she later shot and killed her husband before a performance at the Hubba Hubba.
- At the Kokusai Theater, Hyoheki, or The Precipice.
- At the Kailua Theater, The Law and Jake Wade.
- At the Kaneohe Theater, Tarzan's Fight for Life and The Hunter. No IMDB link because I couldn't tell which one it was.
- At the Haleiwa Theater, Tarzan's Fight for Life and From Hell to Texas. That last one must've been one of the shortest films ever (short trip!).
- At the Victory Theater, The Sea Chase, Crashing Las Vegas, and I Want to Live.
- At the Kapahulu Theater, Kessen Amano Hashidate. No IMDB entry!
The rest are all Consolidated theaters.
- At the Waikiki Theater, The Tunnel of Love.
- At the Kuhio Theater, Auntie Mame.
- At the Liberty Theater, The Living Idol.
- At the Kapahulu Theater (611 Kapahulu Ave.; apparently a different theater from the OTHER Kapahulu listed above), The Man with Three Jobs. This is a Japanese film I can't find a listing for anywhere.
- At the Toyo Theater, Avenging Swordsman. Another Japanese film I couldn't find. Something must be wrong with the translation.
- At the Kaimuki Theater, Mardi Gras.
- At the Pawaa Theater, Imitation General.
- At the Varsity Theater, High School Confidential!
- At the Palama Theater, Battle Cry.
- At the Liliha Theater, The Key.
- At the Wahiawa Theater, Party Girl. I don't know this one, but based on the IMDB entry, I may have to check it out.
- At the Waipahu Theater, which was an adult theater by the time I was aware of it in the late seventies, Home Before Dark.
- At the Drive-In (that's the only name given! 1620 Kapiolani Blvd), The Law and Jake Wade and The Deerslayer.
- At the Princess Theater, Search for Paradise.
I know we've discussed theaters long-gone in other threads, but I think there are some names here we haven't brought up. Pawaa? Victory? Roosevelt? Also, I'm quite sure we have more screens on Oahu now, but I don't think we ever have this many different titles showing at once, do we? Very few titles listed here are playing on more than one screen. And since the titles probably changed weekly or with more frequency than that, you probably couldn't see everything you wanted.
I don't think I've seen a single one of the films showing on this date, all those years ago.
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