Regent Theatre, Box Hill
| Name | Regent Theatre, Box Hill |
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| Address | 993 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Victoria 3128 |
| Operation Dates | 1937-03-29 - 1971-07-28 |
| Capacity | 778 |
| Suburban/Country | Suburb |
| Purpose | Cinema |
| Screens | 1 |
| Roles |
1937-03-29 - 1971-07-28 : Exhibitor : Box Hill Amusements Pty Ltd
1937-03-29 - 1971-07-28 : Owned : Box Hill Amusements Pty Ltd
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Opened as an occassional cinema and was licenced as a picture theatre on 6 July 1920. (Kennedy) Eastern Theatres was recorded in 1930 as the owners and later changed their name to Box Hill Amusements. This company also owned the Rialto Theatre, Box Hill. (Kennedy) References Kennedy, G 1998, 'The theatre of Box Hill' CinemaRecord, Cinema and Theatre Historical Society, no. 20, n.p. Film Weekly. Film Weekly: motion picture directoy, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1946/7-1969/70 Film screenings advertised in The Herald until August 1971. Auction catalogue for theatre items being sold, Bertrand I "cinema file: Box Hill" (unpublished research) |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
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| 1920-01-01 | Box Hill Theatre |
993 Whitehorse Road Box Hill Victoria 3128 |
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1200 | Suburb | Hall | 1 |
| 1930-01-01 | Lyric |
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| 1937-03-29 | Regent Theatre, Box Hill |
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740 | Cinema | ||
| 1951-01-01 |
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742 | ||||
| 1953-01-01 |
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788 | ||||
| 1960-01-01 |
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778 |
| Films | Distributor | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Zorba The Greek | 1971-01-10 - 1971-01-10 | |
| Zorba The Greek | 1971-01-11 - 1971-01-11 | |
| Zorba The Greek | 1971-01-12 - 1971-01-12 | |
| Zorba The Greek | 1971-01-13 - 1971-01-13 | |
| For A Few Dollars More | 1971-01-14 - 1971-01-14 | |
| Fistfull Of Dollars, A | 1971-01-14 - 1971-01-14 | |
| For A Few Dollars More | 1971-01-15 - 1971-01-15 | |
| Fistfull Of Dollars, A | 1971-01-15 - 1971-01-15 | |
| For A Few Dollars More | 1971-01-16 - 1971-01-16 | |
| Fistfull Of Dollars, A | 1971-01-16 - 1971-01-16 |