"Movie Publicity Showcase - Volume 4" places the Laurel and Hardy films "The Flying Deuces" and "Utopia" into their historical "first run" context, utilizing original press material from 1939/1954. Read about your favorite stars as they were during the day of the movie's initial release. See how creative theater managers could draw in an audience when movie exhibition was an art form. Step back into time and see what movie fans of that day experienced when going to the movies This is the fourth of a series.

The Life and Death of a Movie Theater is the story of the State Theater, a neighborhood movie house in Woodbridge, NJ. The story of the State is the story of many theaters across the United States and around the world. For over 40 years the State was the place to go. Many generations grew up with the State Theater and its staff as a major part of their lives. As Humphrey Bogart once said, it was "the stuff that dreams are made of." Stories of five competing theaters and three drive-ins are also documented to put the State's story into perspective. See what an exhibitor had to do to keep a...

"Movie Publicity Showcase - Volume 1" places the Laurel and Hardy film "Swiss Miss" into its historical "first run" context, utilizing original press material from 1938. Read about your favorite stars as they were during the day of the movie's initial release. See how creative theater managers could draw in an audience when movie exhibition was an art form. Step back into time and see what movie fans of that day experienced when going to the movies This is the first of a series. REVISED AND EXPANDED

"The East Side Comedies" celebrates the 22 East Side Kids movies made by Monogram between 1940 - 1945. It presents selected press book material and original full color lobby cards from the theatrical releases. Read about your favorite "Kids" through studio publicity releases. See how creative theater managers could use the material to draw in an audience when movie exhibition was an art form. Step back into time and see what movie fans of that day experienced when going to the movies

"Movie Publicity Showcase - Volume 5" places the Laurel and Hardy film "Sons of the Desert" into its historical "first run" context, utilizing original press material from 1933. Read about your favorite stars as they were during the day of the movie's initial release. See how creative theater managers could draw in an audience when movie exhibition was an art form. Step back into time and see what movie fans of that day experienced when going to the movies This is the fifth of a series.

"Movie Publicity Showcase - Volume 6" places 7 Laurel and Hardy film shorts into their historical "first run" contexts, utilizing original press materials from the 1930's. Read about your favorite stars as they were during the day of these movies' initial releases. See how creative theater managers could draw in an audience when movie exhibition was an art form. Step back into time and see what movie fans of that day experienced when going to the movies This is the sixth of a series, and contains material on the Laurel and Hardy films "Thicker Than Water," "Beau Hunks," "Perfect Day,"...