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This favorite song was written for the 1938 movie Zapomniana melodia (The Forgotten Melody), in which it was originally sung by Helena Grossówna and Jadwiga Andrzejewska. In this lighthearted romantic musical comedy we hear this song when the…

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Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1933 screening of the film Anybody Can Love (Każdemu wolno kochać) at the garden movie theater Rakieta in Łódź. Anybody Can Love, the first full feature Polish talkie, is about a poor song…

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Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1933 screening of Blonde Venus at the movie theater Zacheta in Bałuty. In the 1932 film Blonde Venus, Marlene Dietrich portrays a woman who is caught between two different roles: that of a…

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Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1933 screening of a Buster Keaton film at the movie theaters Adria and Metro in Łódź. Buster Keaton's vaudeville-like performances were immensely popular in Łódź during the 1920s and into…

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An ad from the fiftieth anniversary edition of Der Lodzer Zeitung applauding the amenities of cinema Casino. The photograph shows the auditorium with its chic décor—elegant self-opening seats, wood paneling, and the back of the room with its arched…

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The drawing indicates that the cinema had one main entrance from Aleksandryjska Street, which led to a sizeable hall. From the hall, one would enter a smaller waiting area lit by natural light coming though five large windows. The ticket window was…

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An ad from the fiftieth anniversary edition of Der Lodzer Zeitung applauding the amenities of cinema Luna. The six photographs included in the ad show an uniformed usher greeting the guests at the opulent entry to the theatre (with a large poster…

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An ad and an article in the Łódź weekly dedicated to cinema affairs about the movie theater Syrena. Although disguised as an interview, the article is in fact a full page advertisement for Syrena, announcing planned renovations. The owner assures his…

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Ad from Lodzer Tageblat publicizing the screening of the 1914 film Cleopatra, the first American full feature. Helen Gardner played the title role.

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