THE SCREENING ROOM

A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in New York City & Vicinity

Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay

1958

March 20:

SOUTH PACIFIC

Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo

Reserved-Seat Engagement

Magna

“The Perfect Show In Todd-AO”

Manhattan: [B.S. Moss] Criterion

Includes World Premiere on Mar. 19

Selected screenings included the short-subject demonstration film “The March Of Todd-AO”

Expanded Release on July 11

Asbury Park: [Walter Reade] St. James

Additional 70mm Engagements

Manhattan: [UA] Rivoli (Oct. 7; move-over from Criterion)

Syosset: [Skouras] Syosset (Feb. 11, 1959)

Upper Montclair: [Fabian] Bellevue (June 26, 1959)

[Also see 1978 “Broadway Comes To Broadway” entry]

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