Many now-classic movies were showing on area drive-in movie screens back on October 26, 1955 – 70 years ago this week, including a double feature of From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront at the Carlisle Drive-in Theatre. (I've seen From Here to Eternity once and thought it was pretty intense.)
There was also East of Eden showing at the Lorain Drive-in (although I would have been more interested in the other film on the bill, Tall Man Riding featuring Randolph Scott and Dorothy Malone. It's a great flick that shows up on GRIT TV and the OUTLAW channel a lot. Scott picked his movie roles carefully and has a well-defined screen image not unlike John Wayne.
The big film on the page for me is To Hell and Back, the true life story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II.
As a result of his war experience, Audie was very convincing in all of his movie roles in which he had to project confidence and fearlessness. He made some great Westerns, and GRIT TV seems to regularly schedule Audie Murphy marathons.
And as expected, for the lowbrow crowd (people like me) there was a Bowery Boys movie playing: Jail Busters, at the Ohio.
In addition to the wide variety of movies available, there was an incredible amount of choices locally when it came to live entertainment. June Anthony and Babe Sutherland's Musicales were about to open at Ben Hart's Show Bar; The Hoosier Wranglers were appearing nightly at El Pueblo; Los Chicanos with Their South American Revue were featured at the Showboat Restaurant and Lounge on Broadway; and the Aristocrats were appeared weekly at the Castle-On-The-Lake.
Dorothy Malone - Hubba-hubba! Lots of great movies. I watched both "From Here" and "To Hell" as a kid. Made quite the impressions. Never bothered with "On the Waterfront." Not a big Brando fan, except for "Guys and Dolls" and "The Godfather."
But Patti Page did sign her autograph for Kenny Vincent…anyway, I’d like to go back in time for an evening when the Castle and those other clubs were in their heyday and people got dressed up to go out. I need to add “From Here to Eternity” to my watch list ( have never seen it!) along with the new Frankenstein movie. Don’t watch much new stuff, so thanks for the good movie ideas, now that it’s almost time to hibernate again.
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Dorothy Malone - Hubba-hubba! Lots of great movies. I watched both "From Here" and "To Hell" as a kid. Made quite the impressions. Never bothered with "On the Waterfront." Not a big Brando fan, except for "Guys and Dolls" and "The Godfather."
ReplyDeleteI like that in the Castle-on-the-Lake ad, they tell us that "famous recording star PATTI PAGE" isn't appearing there.
ReplyDeleteBut Patti Page did sign her autograph for Kenny Vincent…anyway, I’d like to go back in time for an evening when the Castle and those other clubs were in their heyday and people got dressed up to go out. I need to add “From Here to Eternity” to my watch list ( have never seen it!) along with the new Frankenstein movie. Don’t watch much new stuff, so thanks for the good movie ideas, now that it’s almost time to hibernate again.
ReplyDeleteThe beautiful Peggie Castle was in your boys film too Dan.I like Dorothy Malone but Peggie gave her a run for her money in "Tall Man Riding".
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