Movie Trivia

[Doug Loudenback]

When using Oklahoman archive stuff, one gets what one can get, and some are better than others and some are downright crappy. Sometimes the graphics can be tweaked. Is there anything particular that you have in mind?

[Prunepicker]

Here is a little trivia question.

On Lenny Bruce's final live appearance, can you name the band that opened
for him?

The Mothers of Invention.
It was at the Fillmore West.

[papaOU]

The Mothers of Invention.
It was at the Fillmore West.

I should have stated that you were excluded.

Is it not funny the trouble Bruce was always in for his language and subject matter and then had FZ progress concerning his lyrics?

Many years ago I watched some animated cartoons done by Lenny Bruce. Pretty wild and "out there" even for this day and age.

[rondvu]

Being 50 I remember most of the theaters. Some I am not aware of and would like to see a clear add so I might picture where they were located.

[Doug Loudenback]

Being 50 I remember most of the theaters. Some I am not aware of and would like to see a clear add so I might picture where they were located.

That's a good project to develop, for sure. As I've been researching the Tower, I've run across a few theaters that I've never heard of, such as the Log Cabin on NW 39th.

But, for now, are there theaters you're wanting to know the location of, right now?

[rondvu]

Holler if you need a gopher.

[Prunepicker]

That's a good project to develop, for sure. As I've been researching the
Tower, I've run across a few theaters that I've never heard of, such as the
Log Cabin on NW 39th.

I remember the Lakeside Drive-In on U.S. 66 and Overholser.
How about the Uptown on N. Hudson between N.W. 11th and N.W. 12th?

[Prunepicker]

What was the name of the theater on the west side N. May just south of
N.W. 13th? It's an antique place, now. Jack Hwang had a karate school
where the lobby was in the 60's.

[Doug Loudenback]

What was the name of the theater on the west side N. May just south of
N.W. 13th? It's an antique place, now. Jack Hwang had a karate school
where the lobby was in the 60's.

Sounds like you're talking about the May Theater.

[Prunepicker]

Sounds like you're talking about the May Theater.

The May Theater was on N.W. 16th and May. The one I'm talking about was
just south of N.W. 13th and on the west side of the street.

[papaOU]

The May Theater was on N.W. 16th and May. The one I'm talking about was
just south of N.W. 13th and on the west side of the street.

Gonna have to make a drive. I thought the one on 13th and May, west side was the May Theater as well.

But then again......that's the north side of town..........

[Prunepicker]

Gonna have to make a drive. I thought the one on 13th and May, west side
was the May Theater as well.

But then again... that's the north side of town...

The May Theater was definitely on N.W. 16th and N. May. I know what the
name of the theater was, I just can't think of it right now. It was a short
name, like the Acme or Bijoux. The place closed around 1963.

[Prunepicker]

What was the name of the theater on @ N.W. 12th and N. Pennsyvania? It
was mentioned on another thread.

[gen70]

What was the name of the theater on @ N.W. 12th and N. Pennsyvania? It
was mentioned on another thread.

I'd like to know that one too. Where was the Cooper?

[USG '60]

I'd like to know that one too. Where was the Cooper?

It was the Trend, showing "art" films in the mid '60s but I can't remember what it was before that.

[Doug Loudenback]

I'd like to know that one too. Where was the Cooper?

The Cooper was where the IRS building is today.

[Doug Loudenback]

Here are a couple of 1964 Trend ads:

November 11, 1964



May 15, 1964

[Prunepicker]

I'd like to know that one too. Where was the Cooper?

Duh! It was across the street from the State!




It was on Robinson, just north of Sheridan Avenue, then Grand Avenue.

[Prunepicker]

Does anyone remember any movies that had their "First Run" at a drive-in?
Those awful 'hell's angels' movies come to mind.

[Prunepicker]

The Trend! Thanks, Doug! Was it on the corner, north end of the shopping
center? Oui Lin's Chinese restaurant was next to or close to it.

[Prunepicker]

The Warner, on W. Sheridan Avenue (then Grand Avenue) had a cinerama
screen. It was originally the Overholser Opera House.

[Doug Loudenback]

The Trend! Thanks, Doug! Was it on the corner, north end of the shopping
center? Oui Lin's Chinese restaurant was next to or close to it.

Yes, it was in that little strip on the north side of Oui Lin's, but not on a corner. Here's a view from Google Street View ...



It's hard to see in the pic, but a small Oui Lin's sign is immediately to the right (south) of the theater building.

[papaOU]

Does anyone remember any movies that had their "First Run" at a drive-in?
Those awful 'hell's angels' movies come to mind.

"Three in the Attic" at the Winchester?

Any of the "beach" movies first run?

[Prunepicker]

Yes, it was in that little strip on the north side of Oui Lin's, but not on a
corner. Here's a view from Google Street View ...

It's hard to see in the pic, but a small Oui Lin's sign is immediately to the right
(south) of the theater building.

Then Oui Lin's took over where the Trend was after it closed, right?

[Doug Loudenback]

I think so, but I'm not sure.