CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Springvale

Venue Summary
Name	Springvale
Address	264 Springvale Road, Springvale, Victoria 3171
Operation Dates	1924-09-01 - 1963-06-15
Capacity	600
Suburban/Country	Suburb
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles	1000-01-01 - 1950-01-01 : Exhibitor : Landson Pty. Ltd. 1951-01-01 - 1952-01-01 : Exhibitor : Leber, H. 1953-01-01 - 1954-01-01 : Exhibitor : Landson Pty. Ltd. 1954-01-01 - 1963-01-01 : Exhibitor : Leber, A.

Venue Comments
Closing date based on last listing in Film Weekly 1962/63 and last screening data. Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity: 1946/7-1949/50 = 500 1950/51-1953/4 = 520 1954/5-1955/6 = 610 1956/7-1957/8 = 520 1958/9-1961/2 = 620 1962/3 = 600 Venue Operation Dates: Further Information According to Catrice, opening date for Springvale was 10 September 1924, closing date was 1962, demolition date was 1965 (Catrice, p. 230) CATHS data records operation date as 1938-1974. References Catrice, D. 1991, Cinemas in Melbourne 1896-1942. Thesis (M.A.) Monash University, 1991. Cinema & Theatre Historical Society 1997, Cinema index : Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins. CATHS, Victoria. Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1946/7-1962/63 'Pictures new theatres', The Argus, Melbourne, 24 September 1924, p. 16 -reference to theatre opening: "Last week a theatre was opened in Springvale to hold 700..."

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1924-09-01	Springvale	264 Springvale Road Springvale Victoria 3171	-37.950938 145.152219	700	Suburb	Cinema	1
1947-01-01				500
1951-01-01				520
1955-01-01				610
1959-01-01				620
1963-01-01				600

Screenings
Films	Distributor	Dates
Ciociara, La	Embassy Pictures Corporation Titanus Distribuzione	1963-04-26 - 1963-04-26
Ladro Di Bagdad, Il	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France	1963-04-26 - 1963-04-26
Ciociara, La	Embassy Pictures Corporation Titanus Distribuzione	1963-04-27 - 1963-04-27
Ladro Di Bagdad, Il	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France	1963-04-27 - 1963-04-27
Briganti Italiani, I	Fair Film	1963-05-31 - 1963-05-31
Mambo	Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Paramount	1963-05-31 - 1963-05-31
Briganti Italiani, I	Fair Film	1963-06-01 - 1963-06-01
Mambo	Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Paramount	1963-06-01 - 1963-06-01
Dolce Vita, La	Cineriz	1963-06-07 - 1963-06-07
Dolce Vita, La	Cineriz	1963-06-08 - 1963-06-08

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