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| This is a revised and expanded version of a previously published article. |
| Posted January 28, 2005 |
| Updated April 2, 2006 |
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Todd-AO @ 50 A 50th Anniversary Tribute To Todd-AO & "Oklahoma!" |
Compiled By
David Coles & Michael Coate
From Script To DVD is pleased
to announce our 50th anniversary tribute to the Todd-AO wide
gauge film process and the first Todd-AO production: "Oklahoma!"
Throughout 2005, we will be updating this article which will
include an overview of Todd-AO, a profile of Michael Todd, and a
list of the original Todd-AO 70mm reserved seat engagements of
"Oklahoma!"
The Original Reserved-Seat Todd-AO 70mm Engagements Of "Oklahoma!"
13 Oct 1955 ... New York, NY, USA: Rivoli [51 weeks]
17 Nov 1955 ... Los Angeles, CA, USA: Egyptian [51]
24 Dec 1955 ... Los Angeles, CA, USA: United Artists [52]
26 Dec 1955 ... Chicago, IL, USA: McVickers [47]
16 Feb 1956 ... San Francisco, CA, USA: Coronet [45]
20 Feb 1956 ... Detroit, MI, USA: United Artists [36]
28 Feb 1956 ... Baltimore, MD, USA: Film Centre [42]
29 Feb 1956 ... Miami, FL, USA: Sheridan
25 Apr 1956 ... Toronto, ON, Canada: Tivoli [67]
04 May 1956 ... Milwaukee, WI, USA: Strand
11 May 1956 ... Montreal, QC, Canada: Alouette [34]
08 Jun 1956 ... Tulsa, OK, USA: Rialto [19]
15 Jun 1956 ... Dallas, TX, USA: Tower [22]
15 Jun 1956 ... Pittsburgh, PA, USA: Nixon [24]
21 Jun 1956 ... New Orleans, LA, USA: Panorama [22]
22 Jun 1956 ... Houston, TX, USA: Tower [24]
15 Aug 1956 ... Buffalo, NY, USA: Century [11]
15 Aug 1956 ... Oklahoma City, OK, USA: State
21 Aug 1956 ... Louisville, KY, USA: Brown [19]
29 Aug 1956 ... Indianapolis, IN, USA: Lyric [22]
29 Aug 1956 ... Philadelphia, PA, USA: Midtown [17]
>>>First 35mm CinemaScope presentation of "Oklahoma!" released 6 September 1956 in London<<<
12 Sep 1956 ... Boston, MA, USA: Saxon [23]
26 Sep 1956 ... Corpus Christi, TX, USA: Tower [10]
26 Sep 1956 ... Little Rock, AR, USA: Capitol
17 Oct 1956 ... Denver, CO, USA: Tabor [14]
17 Oct 1956 ... Kansas City, MO, USA: Tower [9]
25 Oct 1956 ... San Antonio, TX, USA: Broadway [15]
01 Nov 1956 ... Seattle, WA, USA: Blue Mouse [24]
01 Nov 1956 ... Washington, DC, USA: Uptown [23]
09 Nov 1956 ... Portland, OR, USA: Broadway [20]
09 Dec 1956 ... Syosset, NY, USA: Syosset
28 Dec 1956 ... Osaka, Japan: Umeda Koma
28 Dec 1956 ... Tokyo, Japan: Shinjuku Koma Stadium [16]
14 Feb 1957 ... Rome, Italy: Adriano
14 Mar 1957 ... Hamburg, West Germany: Savoy
20 Mar 1957 ... Syracuse, NY, USA: Shoppingtown [2]
06 Jun 1957 ... Munich, West Germany: Royal-Palast [19]
20 Dec 1957 ... Mannheim, West Germany: Scala [8]
02 Apr 1958 ... Hannover, West Germany: Rivoli [9]
*It was this alternately-shot version that was seen by the majority of audiences throughout the world during the mid-1950s.
Todd-AO 70mm prints of "Oklahoma! circulated throughout the 1960s and it was during this era that most cities first showed the film in its original form. The Todd-AO version would not be seen again until an early-'80s re-issue by Samuel Goldwyn. The Todd-AO 70mm/30fps version was first seen by home video audiences in the mid-'90s when 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment issued a remastered laserdisc.
To be continued....
The Original Reserved-Seat Todd-AO 70mm Engagements Of "Oklahoma!"
13 Oct 1955 ... New York, NY, USA: Rivoli [51 weeks]
17 Nov 1955 ... Los Angeles, CA, USA: Egyptian [51]
24 Dec 1955 ... Los Angeles, CA, USA: United Artists [52]
26 Dec 1955 ... Chicago, IL, USA: McVickers [47]
16 Feb 1956 ... San Francisco, CA, USA: Coronet [45]
20 Feb 1956 ... Detroit, MI, USA: United Artists [36]
28 Feb 1956 ... Baltimore, MD, USA: Film Centre [42]
29 Feb 1956 ... Miami, FL, USA: Sheridan
25 Apr 1956 ... Toronto, ON, Canada: Tivoli [67]
04 May 1956 ... Milwaukee, WI, USA: Strand
11 May 1956 ... Montreal, QC, Canada: Alouette [34]
08 Jun 1956 ... Tulsa, OK, USA: Rialto [19]
15 Jun 1956 ... Dallas, TX, USA: Tower [22]
15 Jun 1956 ... Pittsburgh, PA, USA: Nixon [24]
21 Jun 1956 ... New Orleans, LA, USA: Panorama [22]
22 Jun 1956 ... Houston, TX, USA: Tower [24]
15 Aug 1956 ... Buffalo, NY, USA: Century [11]
15 Aug 1956 ... Oklahoma City, OK, USA: State
21 Aug 1956 ... Louisville, KY, USA: Brown [19]
29 Aug 1956 ... Indianapolis, IN, USA: Lyric [22]
29 Aug 1956 ... Philadelphia, PA, USA: Midtown [17]
>>>First 35mm CinemaScope presentation of "Oklahoma!" released 6 September 1956 in London<<<
12 Sep 1956 ... Boston, MA, USA: Saxon [23]
26 Sep 1956 ... Corpus Christi, TX, USA: Tower [10]
26 Sep 1956 ... Little Rock, AR, USA: Capitol
17 Oct 1956 ... Denver, CO, USA: Tabor [14]
17 Oct 1956 ... Kansas City, MO, USA: Tower [9]
25 Oct 1956 ... San Antonio, TX, USA: Broadway [15]
01 Nov 1956 ... Seattle, WA, USA: Blue Mouse [24]
01 Nov 1956 ... Washington, DC, USA: Uptown [23]
09 Nov 1956 ... Portland, OR, USA: Broadway [20]
09 Dec 1956 ... Syosset, NY, USA: Syosset
28 Dec 1956 ... Osaka, Japan: Umeda Koma
28 Dec 1956 ... Tokyo, Japan: Shinjuku Koma Stadium [16]
14 Feb 1957 ... Rome, Italy: Adriano
14 Mar 1957 ... Hamburg, West Germany: Savoy
20 Mar 1957 ... Syracuse, NY, USA: Shoppingtown [2]
06 Jun 1957 ... Munich, West Germany: Royal-Palast [19]
20 Dec 1957 ... Mannheim, West Germany: Scala [8]
02 Apr 1958 ... Hannover, West Germany: Rivoli [9]
*It was this alternately-shot version that was seen by the majority of audiences throughout the world during the mid-1950s.
Todd-AO 70mm prints of "Oklahoma! circulated throughout the 1960s and it was during this era that most cities first showed the film in its original form. The Todd-AO version would not be seen again until an early-'80s re-issue by Samuel Goldwyn. The Todd-AO 70mm/30fps version was first seen by home video audiences in the mid-'90s when 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment issued a remastered laserdisc.
To be continued....