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20,000
Leagues Under the Sea
at the Paramount in Oakland |
For an additional set of images on the Paramount Theater,
see my images from December 2001
Also check out my model building efforts of Nautilus Submarine
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| It was an unusually warm evening in Oakland for the showing of the movie which
I haven't seen on the large screen since the early '60s. The Paramount was the perfect place to
celibrate the
50th Aniversary of the release of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.
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| The marquee with the name I've longed to see again.
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| The Paramount is a movie palace from the '30s that has been restored and
used for a variety of shows and movies. In addition there is a large pipe organ and a full
working stage.
Jim Riggs plays the organ before the movies. His console rises out of the stage floor.
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| Here Jim sinks into the floor of the stage. Following the organ music is a
newsreel and cartoon.
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| After the cartoon is Dec-O-Win time. Once again out of the stage floor rises the Organ along with the host and
hostess for Dec-O-Win. Several prizes from local businesses are given away each night.
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| Then it was time for the movie. This was the first Disney movie shown on the
Friday night movie series and it was a copy that had only been used 3 times prior to us!
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The outside of the theater can be as entertaining as the movie. The lights cylce through
several colors and patterns.
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Disney got more of my money this year when the released the 50th Aniversary collection for the movie.
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