Eastwood Cinema Marquee photos!

Recently my friend Davy Triumph sent me these 2 great Cinema marquee photos, the first is from the Pavilion in Piccadilly Circus 1969 when it was showing the 'Dollar' double Bill Fistful of Dollars / For a Few Dollars More. The second photo is also the Pavilion in Piccadilly Circus 1971 when United Artist pulled together both of their franchises - 007 James Bond and The Man with No Name to present Goldfinger and For a Few Dollars More. It was something of a curious pairing considering For a Few Dollars More was an X cert, it meant that you had to be 18 or over in order to see the Bond film...

Below: Here's the Double Bill UK Quad for the Goldfinger / For a Few Dollars More release. A big thank you to Dave Worrall for supplying this image.

Below: A Fistful of Dollars and You Only Live Twice being released as another U/A double bill feature at the Bournemouth Odeon 1971

Below: An excellent display for Hang 'em high when shown in Madrid, Spain at the THEATER CINEMA LOPE DE VEGA

Looking at these wonderful photos prompted me to raid my archives, I knew I had some photos stored away somewhere - so I was glad I managed to find them. Below are a number of Eastwood marquee fronts from around the UK, I have added information where I can. Of course I would love to add more, so please - if you have any in your files, feel free to forward me a copy and I will post it here. In the meantime - enjoy these trips down memory lane....

Below: Dirty Harry US Theatre display for première

Escape from Alcatraz showing at the Embassy Crawley 1979

Every which way but Loose showing at ABC Beckenham 1978

High Plains Drifter coming soon to the ABC Stevenage 1973

High Plains Drifter showing at ABC Mile End 1973

Jaws and Josey Wales showing in 1976

Joe kidd showing at ABC Ilford 1972

Below: Joe Kidd at the Los Altos Drive-in, Los Altos, CA

Kelly's Heroes showing at ABC Bath  1970

Kelly's Heroes showing at ABC Leicester 1970

Kelly's Heroes showing at ABC Staines 1970

Magnum Force showing at ABC Middlesborough 1974

Paint Your Wagon showing at ABC Bournemouth 1970

Paint Your Wagon showing at ABC Bristol 1972

Paint your Wagon showing at ABC Leeds 1973

Below: Paint your Wagon, ABC Westgate Road Newcastle

Pale Rider showing at the Odean Rayners Lane 1985

The Dead Pool showing at the Cannon Ealing

The Enforcer showing at ABC Plymouth 1976

The Gauntlet showing at ABC Rochdale 1978

The Gauntler, Gateway Theatre, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Outlaw Josey Wales showing at the ABC Wakefield 1976

Where Eagles Dare ABC Oxford 1970

Below: Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire. Local crowds protest against closure of the cinema

Where Eagles Dare showing at ABC Bayswater 1970

Where Eagles Dare showing at The Gaumont Notting Hill

Where Eagles Dare showing at The Odeon Haverstock

Here is a friend Neil Thompson outside the Queens Cinerama Theatre in Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1970. He started work here as a Junior Projectionist in 1974... (Made redundant in 2014, after forty years in the business) Where Eagles Dare ran for 29 Weeks from July 1969, joint forth longest-run in Newcastle cinema history... A great picture!

Below: And here is Neil at the Queens Cinerama Theatre, Newcastle 1977… and that beautiful 70mm Screen (size 73` x 31`) where he saw Where Eagles Dare, Neil said, ‘Where Eagles Dare showing on this size screen was awesome... together with Ron Goodwin`s unforgettable music score, it sent shivers down my back... I`m glad I was part of it all.’

Many thanks for the pictures Neil!

My mate Davy Triumph sent me a couple more photos this morning, check out this Firefox display! The perfect example of how to sell a film back in the day! Love it!

And another great picture featuring the Sudden Impact quad poster in the lobby of a Cumbernauld Cinema in 1984 - great stuff!

Below: A wonderful rare shot from a 35mm tourist slide which appeared recently on Ebay. A lot of reconstruction and restoration work was required as it had a rather heavy watermark across the cast credits and part of Clint's face. However, it is such a beautiful photo (taken in Madrid, Spain 1972) that it was worth the effort to try and present it close to it's original state. My thanks to Davy Triumph for bringing this photo to my attention. 

Below: A great corner billboard in the U.S. advertising the double-bill feature of Dirty Harry / Magnum Force - circa 1975

Below: The Outlaw Josey Wales showing at the Warner West End in London, what a great line up of films

Below: In 1968 Hang em' High was shown at the Lensic, Santa Fe, Mexico (complete with hanging dummies and a missing 'A') The movie was filmed West of Santa Fe, on location.

Below: The Outlaw Josey Wales - The Whisky A Go Go 1976

Below: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Odeon Cinema, Gateshead 1975

Below: A couple of super shots of Thunderbolt and Lightfoot while being shown at the Capitol Cinema on Gran Via Avenue, Madrid, Spain.

Below: Dirty Harry, showing at the Forty Fort theatre, Forty Fort, PA

Below: Joe Kidd, showing in Manchester 1971

Below: Joe Kidd showing alongside Hitchcock's Frenzy - venue unknown

Below: The Rio, Toronto, Canada showing the first four Dirty Harry movies

 

Below: From more recent times, a couple of displays for Sully

Below: Gran Torino, Washoe Theater, Anaconda, Montana

Rafael cinema in San Rafael, California, March 1979 Every which way but Loose

Below: Oriental Theater, Chicago 1967

Below: Here's a couple of new photos sent to me by our friend Richard  DuVal, the first is from the Paramount Thetre on Hollywood Boulevard when showing Where Eagles Dare. Below that, a superb Marquee display for Unforgiven when shown at the Bruin Theatre in Westwood CA.

Below: Another great marquee shot, this time The Rookie at the Bruin Theatre in Westwood CA.

Below: The Enforcer sharing the Marquee with Superman, Anco Theater in Times Square NY

Below: Firefox at the Village Theatre in Westwood CA.

Below: A couple of great shots (thanks to Kevin Walsh) sent in featuring Where Eagles Dare shown at the U/A theatre in the Bay Area of San Francisco

Below: Ideal Theatre Play Misty for Me, Emmett Idaho 1971

Here's a great new shot sent in by the Archive's friend Richard DuVal. Taken at the The Garmar Theater in Montebello, CA. A great double-bill screening featuring Every Which Way But Loose and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Superb.

Below: Sudden Impact shown in Times Square New York

Below: Here's another great shot featuring Sudden Impact, here being shown at the Village Cinema, George Street, Sydney around January 1984, sadly the cinema no longer exists. My kind thanks to friend of the Archive, John Harrison.

Below: Unforgiven showing at the Bruin Theater, Westwood CA. in 1992

Below: Magnum Force showing in Times Square NY

Below: A couple of rare display photos from a UK ABC cinema showing Kelly's Heroes standee and poster display

Below: Space Cowboys showing at the Westward Village, L.A.