tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7038901832183696342..comments2024-03-28T03:39:00.025-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Beat the heat with HardeenJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-24657050408570680332020-09-06T12:50:30.354-07:002020-09-06T12:50:30.354-07:00With air conditioning pretty much standard in most...With air conditioning pretty much standard in most developed countries, audiences would no longer pack into an un-airconditioned theater in the middle of summer. A broken air conditioner would force the manager to close the theater until the repairs.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-42380438506338146712020-09-06T10:24:26.973-07:002020-09-06T10:24:26.973-07:00To make it worse, clothing at that time was of thi...To make it worse, clothing at that time was of thicker material. Also air conditioning didn't arrive in theaters until 1925 and wasn't "affordable" for homes until the 1950's. "Affordable" meaning the <br />units were $350 and wages were about $1.50 an hour. So 233 hours of <br />work to buy an air conditioner.harry houdinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01091953796537002408noreply@blogger.com