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Roxy Cinema (Birkirkara)
Roxy Cinema may refer to: * Roxy Cinema (Kolkata), India * Roxy Cinema (Singapore) Roxy Cinema, also known as Roxy Theatre, was a movie theatre in Katong, Marine Parade, Singapore. Opened on 17 February 1931, it was built by Messrs. Lim and Seah architects. Owned and initially operated by Low Peng Soy, it was operated by the S ... * Roxy Cinema, Barrow-in-Furness, England {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxy Cinema (Kolkata)
Roxy Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Esplanade Metro, Chowringhee Place, Dharmatala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. History Roxy Cinema started as an Opera House. In early 1940s the house was converted into a cinema. The hall had high banisters but during this conversion stage height was removed. In 1941 the first film screened in this theatre was Ashok Kumar-starrer ''Naya Sansar''. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Fascist Japan left a l ... came to this theatre to watch Ashok Kumar-starrer '' Kismet'' (1943), which ran for 108 weeks at Roxy. In 2005 the theatre was renovated by its owners. In 2011, Kolkata Municipal Corporation seized the theatre as the theatre owners did not pay lease agreement renewal dues. Current status this cinema is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxy Cinema (Singapore)
Roxy Cinema, also known as Roxy Theatre, was a movie theatre in Katong, Marine Parade, Singapore. Opened on 17 February 1931, it was built by Messrs. Lim and Seah architects. Owned and initially operated by Low Peng Soy, it was operated by the Shaw Brothers Studio from the early 1970's. The cinema closed on 1 August 1978. History On 17 February 1931, Roxy Cinema was opened by Low Peng Soy (a descendant of the largest developer of Emerald Hill, Low Koon Yee) at a cost of S$100,000 to build. The theatre was designed by Messr. Lim and Seah architects. The first movie to play in Roxy Cinema was reportedly ''Buck Jones'', an all-talking Western romance followed by '' Cheer Up and Smile'', a musical starring Dixie Lee, Whispering Jack Smith, and Olga Baclanova. Roxy cinema grew to be popular with those living in Katong, especially with its Saturday night screenings. As a result, a black market emerged selling tickets for much higher prices for sold out movies. Weekend morning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |