Comments on: “Let’s All Go to the Lobby”

By: Valorie Poindexter

Valorie Poindexter — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:29:38 +0000

Hello! I enjoy watching old shows, the commercials that went with them, old landscapings. I love to reminise about it all. I am in my 50′s an still love to live in the past. With each year that passes puts the past further away. Thank you for the memories.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:38:47 +0000

does anyone remember the movie theater jingle featuring 3 real actors dressed as popcorn, a soda, and a hotdog that sang and danced prior to the start of your movie? Their purpose was to tell you to keep quite, silence cell phones, and use trash bins.I want to down load it but can’t find it. Can anyone tell me the website?

By: Walt

Walt — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:03:36 +0000

I remember the Moonlight Drive-In (Buck a Car Load) in the Wilkes-Barre Pa. area. Their Intermission films were really chopped-up. One minute their would be a cartoon character saying 5 minutes to show time, and within a few seconds the film would burp and an annoying gong would chime –Only 10 minutes to show time.
Who could forget the rather good looking lady making facial expressions as cartoon characters ran around her head, and the Flying Saucer guy who purchases snacks.

By: Mr.Sardonicus

Mr.Sardonicus — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:14:28 +0000

Best ones i remember are ” i scream you scream we all scream for ice cream” & the one where this guy is crawling on the hot desert sand and comes to an oasis.. the vendor offers him a drink of nice cold water.. but all he can think of is Hot buttered Pop Corn!!! Used to see these on a regular basis w/ tom &jerry cartoons at intermission time at our local ABC drive-in movie theatre in the 50′s & 60′s in Baden ,Pa… thanks for the memories!!!!

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By: debbe

debbe — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:02:19 +0000

I totally agree with Rick, suzidoll you have done it again. I mean wow! you are right I will be singing this for days, and having been in the movie business, I found this fascinating…. and I still think the animation is terrific. thank you for enlightening us yet again. I cant wait for your next blog.

By: john august smith

john august smith — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:51:25 +0000

Having been going to the movies for 70 years now, I went to a drive in theatre only once.I was about 10 and remember it was a Lum and Abner film, how is that for memory!

By: Franko

Franko — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:32:27 +0000

My little old hometown of Camas, WA, had both a walk-in theater and a drive-in theater that ran LAGTTL at intermission. It was most effective at the drive-in where the smell of cooking hot dogs mingled with the warm summer night air and brought folks flocking into the concession building. Every time I think of that theme song I can still smell that intoxicating bouquet.
Ahhh!

By: 42nd Street Memories

42nd Street Memories — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:21:20 +0000

Rick,

To check on your (and other) old theaters visit http://www.cinematreasures.org. Great site.

I have been leading a course on Films of the 50s and used this clip one day before class. Has the entire 10 minute intermission countdown used at D-I’s including the classic hot dog jumping into the bun.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:31:18 +0000

Suzidoll, you have done it again. Originally being from Chicago and still having family and friends there, My wife and I are frequent visitors. I remember going to the drive-in during the 50′s and seeing LGOTTL and singing along. Driving by the drive-in at Harlem and Irving you could watch it just before the movie started. I believe there was a drive-in around North Ave and River Road. Also played at the now gone Elm Theatre in Elmwood Park.

By the way, where have many of the old movies houses gone?