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| San Francisco Chronicle, Oct 20, 1969. |
Here's another one, this time from 1976. San Francisco had no shortage of adult theaters back then, and their offerings were advertised in the Chronicle. Notice the teaser copy on this ad: "The stars featured in DIRTY STORIES get into positions Houdini wouldn't dare!" Goodness.
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| San Francisco Chronicle, Jan 24, 1976. |
Finally, there's nothing all that unusual about this 1969 clipping; I just like seeing a revival house screening of The Man From Beyond in proximity to one of my favorite James Bond films, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Just don't make the mistake of seeing Paint Your Wagon!
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| San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 29, 1969. |
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Yes, "Houdini" was often on local TV...KGO-7 ran very edited versions of movies as they started at 4:30 and ended at 6:00pm for the evening news.
ReplyDeleteSeeing "The Man from Beyond" at The Avenue was an experience where very dedicated people screened silent films every week with live Wurlitzer Organ music. (It may have been the Wurlitzer organ from the demolished(!) Fox Theater.). Seeing Houdini IN ACTION, moving in a film for the first time, was something in the pre-video/video/streaming/online time back then.
It must have been thrilling to see Houdini moving in a film! No VCRs in 1969 and not till about 1979.
ReplyDeleteEspecially during a time when something you saw in a theater, you didn't know when or if you would ever see it again on replay, home video, dvd/blue ray, etc.
ReplyDeleteIt was a surprise when after seeing the film at The Avenue Theater, a few months later, a UHF station showed, "Days of Thrills and Laughter" which showed quick clips of his silent movies....but you never knew when/if you would see it.
(I found there were those who collected/showed movies in 8mm and/or 16mm, but that was a expensive/exclusive hobby back then.)
Diego Domingo
Absolutely! The 8mm and 16mm films were all fans had to continue the thrills at home. Some were just in b and w, others had sound and color. When programs aired on television, you couldn't record them. Years would go by before another chance would present itself to see a favorite film.
DeleteI used to watch the comedy series Fracture Flickers on TV just HOPING to catch a clip from a Houdini movie. I never saw one, but it did happen.
DeleteHans Conried the host of Fracture Flickers. He played Wrong Way Feldman on Gilligan's Island. My first exposure to Conried as a kid.
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