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Basic info on the Fox theater, along with historical photographs. By A. Solether
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Ad for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, playing at the FOX theater at 16th and Market. A noteworthy difference from previous ads is that it mentions theater’s ability to utilize Dolby Stereo 4-Track Surround Sound. By A. Solether
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This film ("The Power") was playing at the Philly Theater “the Fox.”
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Central City theaters are now organized into one larger cohesive advertisement. All are owned by Stanley-Warner. Includes the Stanley, Boyd, Fox, Earle, Aldine, Stanton, Karlton, Keith’s, Palace, and Victoria theaters. By Alexis Tryon
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Review of the film “Delicious” at the Fox Theatre.
The review discusses how the story line is a typical “Cinderella story” about a poor girl achieving love and happiness. The ideas of people moving between the worlds of wealth and poverty, and people from humble means achieving great things were related to social issue films and represented an idealism that was soothing for film-goers during the Depression. By Uri Friedman
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The Country Doctor opened in Philadelphia on Friday, March 6th, 1936 to rave reviews at the Fox Theater. Crowds “thronged” the theater to see the quintuplets. Film screening was accompanied by stage performance by Edgar Bergen and company’s skit “The City Doctor” and other acts. By Alexis Tryon
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Review of the film “Love, Live and Laugh” at the Fox Theatre.
The review focuses a great deal on the novelty of sound in the film, demonstrating the attraction of this new technology for a pre-Depression movie-going audience. By Uri Friedman
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