What were dish houses during the great depression?
During the Depression, dish houses were movie houses that offered dishes as inducement for attending the shows.
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The coffee slogan was “If you can’t sleep at night, it isn’t the coffee, it’s the bunk.”
Why wasn’t Gregory Peck in uniform during World War II?
Gregory Peck was exempt from service during World War II because of a spinal injury. This helped to bring him into high demand as a leading man for films such as Days of Glory (1944), The Keys of the Kingdom (1945), and Spellbound (1945).
Who is the Loew behind Loew’s Theaters?
Marcus Loew (1870-1927), the New York, born son of Jewish immigrants from Austria is the Loew behind Loew’s Theaters. Beginning in 1905 with penny arcades in New York and Cincinnati, Loew’s, Inc., became one of the mightiest exhibition companies.
When was the first movie pie fight?
The first movie pie fight was in 1913, for a Keystone Studio comedy. Mabel Normand tossed a workman’s lemon meringue pie at Ben Turpin to get him to laugh. He did; Mack Sennett saw it and the pie scene became a favorite bit in Keystone Kop comedies, and in many other comedies as well.
Who played Gatsby in the first, silent version of The Great Gatsby (1926)?
Warner Baxter played Gatsby in the first, silent version of The Great Gatsby (1926). Lois Wilson played Daisy Buchanan.