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3 days ago · What does Zuzu stand for in It's a Wonderful Life? Zuzu is thought to have come from a Nabisco cookie called Zu Zu Ginger Snaps, which were advertised widely a century ago in “Life” magazine and other national publications. “I was named after a cookie!” laughed Grimes. Further evidence of this is an inside-joke in the movie.
2 days ago · The theater was operated by the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation until 1929 when it was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America to form RKO Pictures. The Keith-Albee was then renamed RKO...
4 days ago · From Thomas Dunson in Red River to Ethan Edwards in The Searchers, these are John Wayne's best movie characters.
1 day ago · Excursion into wartime espionage This is a rather suspenseful war film made by Howard Hughes’ RKO. The studio had a hit-or-miss track record under Hughes, but this is definitely a hit. He’s borrowed Dana Andrews from Sam Goldwyn and assigned the directing chores to Alfred Werker, who always does a competent job. Andrews and Werker…
3 days ago · Fantasia was first released as a theatrical roadshow that was held in 13 cities across the U.S. between 1940 and 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures; the first began at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on November 13, 1940.
2 days ago · “Top Hat” was the most profitable film for RKO Pictures in 1935. The film’s immense success solidified Astaire and Rogers as box-office gold. Astaire’s famous hat trick was improvised during filming.
2 days ago · The name of the theater was changed to RKO Proctor’s Theatre. The Palace closed in 1968 when RKO merged with Stanley Warner, who owned Newark’s Branford Theater.
