SOULFISH STEW: 1974

Monday, June 19, 2023

Cinema One June 1974 - December 1974

Here's what played at the Cinema One located at 726 S. Tennessee Blvd in Murfreesboro, Tennessee from July 1974 through December 1974. The ads come from the Daily News Journal. Some trailers thrown in for good measure. The opening of Cinema One would light a fire under the Martin Theatre chain as they would add a second screen to their theatre located in Jackson Heights by October of 1974.

July 1, 1974 - July 2, 1974

Paper Moon TV spot

July 3, 1974 - July 9, 1974

July 10, 1974 - July 16, 1974

Huckleberry Finn trailer

July 17, 1974 - July 20, 1974

Westworld trailer

July 21, 1974 - July 23, 1974

July 24, 1974 - July 30, 1974

July 31, 1974 - August 3, 1974

The Super Cops trailer

August 4, 1974 - August 6, 1974

August 7, 1974 - August 10, 1974

August 11, 1974 - August 13, 1974

Blume in Love trailer

August 14, 1974 - August 20, 1974

August 21, 1974 - September 2, 1974

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry trailer

September 2, 1974 - September 3, 1974

September 4, 1974 - September 10, 1974

September 11, 1974 - September 14, 1974

September 15, 1974 - September 17, 1974

Camelot trailer

September 18, 1974 - September 24, 1974

Summer of '42 trailer

September 25, 1974 - September 28, 1974

September 29, 1974 - October 1, 1974

Daisy Miller trailer

October 2, 1974 - October 8, 1974

Blazing Saddles trailer

October 9 1974 - October 12, 1974

Mr. Majestyk trailer

October 13, 1974 - October 15, 1974

Thieves Like Us trailer

October 16, 1974 - October 19, 1974

October 20, 1974 - October 22, 1974

Uptown Saturday Night trailer

October 23, 1974 - October 29, 1974

October 30, 1974 - November 5, 1974

November 6, 1974 - November 9, 1974

November 10, 1974 - November 12, 1974

November 13, 1974 - November 19, 1974

November 20, 1974 - November 26, 1974

The Tamarind Seed trailer

November 27, 1974 - November 28, 1974

Tom Sawyer trailer

November 29, 1974 - November 30, 1974

December 1, 1974 - December 3, 1974

December 4, 1974 - December 7, 1974

11 Harrowhouse trailer

December 8, 1974 - December 10, 1974

December 11, 1974 - December 14, 1974

December 15, 1974 - December 17, 1974

Claudine trailer

December 18, 1974 - December 21, 1974

Juggernaut trailer

December 22, 1974 - December 25, 1974

December 26, 1974 - December 31, 1974

Where were you in '62?

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Cinema One April 1974 - June 1974

Murfreesboro had a drive-in and a couple of movie theatre's in 1971. There was the Marbro Drive-In, the Martin Theatre at Jackson Heights Shopping Center, and the venerable Princess Theatre just off the square. January 1972 brought news of the permanent closure of the Princess Theatre. I may one day get around to chronicling what played at the Princess. During its last few years it had shown more offbeat films along with X rated soft core sex films. I assume the Martin Theatre chain was trying to appeal to nearby M.T.S.U. students. They were also still running children's matinees before it closed for good.

The closure of the Princess left a void in town. While Martin claimed they were going to open a new "show palace" those plans either fell through or they just dragged their feet. It would take over 2 years before a new movie theatre opened and it would be opened by local folks. Read all about its upcoming opening below. One of the best things about Cinema One was it had rocking chair seats.

April 17, 1974

The Three Musketeers trailer

It was quite the big deal for a new movie theatre to open in Murfreesboro.

Cinema One was smart to advertise in M.T.S.U.'s student newspaper Sidelines. The theatre was perfectly located to capture the youth market that used to go to the edgier films at the Princess.

April 19, 1974 - April 23, 1974

It didn't take long for the smart owners of Cinema One to add "Rocking Chair Theatre" to the movie ads in the Daily News Journal.

April 23, 1974

April 24, 1974

April 24, 1974 - April 30, 1974

Where the Lilies Bloom trailer

May 1, 1974 - May 4, 1974

I used to think the first movie I can remember seeing in a movie theatre was "Where the Red Fern Grows", but after doing so much research on what played in Murfreesboro it turns out I saw "Sounder" at the Cinema One was actually my oldest big screen memory. I went to see it on a school field trip. I was in the 1st grade and I remember how big the Cinema One was and how cool it was to rock our seats. The movie was great but gut wrenching. So, my first films in a theatre were both dog movies that left one sad.

May 5, 1974 - May 7, 1974