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Ad from a 1903 calendar, publicizing film presentation in one of the earliest cinematic venues in Łódź, the American Bioscope, owned by the enterprising Krzemiński brothers. Most of the films shown here were the brief but beautifully imaginative…

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1928 program at the government-run Municipal Educational Cinematograph in Łódź. The main feature advertised was Fritz Lang's newly-completed masterpiece Metropolis. An expressionist dystopia…

A 1923 poster advertising an event at the Municipal Educational Cinematograph in Łódź. The programming is typical for this theater: a mixture of educational documentaries about exotic locales, nature, and industrial settings.

In the 1937 Polish film, Piętro wyżej (One Floor Up) the foxtrot “Sex Appeal” was performed by the unforgettable Eugeniusz Bodo impersonating (in drag) none other than Mae West. As an actress renowned for her overt sexuality and risqué wit, West…

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1927 program at the government-run Municipal Educational Cinematograph in Łódź. The main feature advertised is the 1915 Russian film The Deluge (Potop), directed by Pyotr Chardynin and based…

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1930 screening of The Jazz Singer at the movie theater Splendid in Łódź. As the first cinema with a permanent sound-film setup, Splendid was the ideal venue to screen the first full-feature…

Pfeiffer’s photograph of the Municipal Educational Cinematograph building seen from the Wodny Market. The inscription above the entry to the cinema reads: “The Municipal Educational Cinematograph.” The trees behind the building belong to the…

Pfeiffer’s photograph of the Municipal Educational Cinematograph, seen from Rokicińska Street. There are posters advertising film screenings in display cases and glued to windowpanes of the building. A boy is studying the information on one of the…