Opening of the movie "Casablanca"...
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November 27, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 27, 1942 Page 27 under "The Screen Under Review" is a one column headline: "'Casablanca,' With Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, at Hollywood---..." with a list of the starring cast and report. This was the opening day of the movie at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.
Also includes a photo of a scene in the movie which shows Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Other news, sports and advertisments of the day throughout this 40 page newspaper. Light browning with some various darker staining, mainly near the margins, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Mentioned material is fine.
wikipedia notes: The film premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City on November 26, 1942, to coincide with the Allied invasion of North Africa and the capture of Casablanca;[2] it went into general release on January 23, 1943, to take advantage of the Casablanca conference, a high-level meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt in the city. It was a substantial but not spectacular box-office success, taking $3.7 million on its initial U.S. release (making it the seventh best-selling film of 1943).[38] Initial critical reaction was generally positive, with Variety describing it as "splendid anti-Axis propaganda";[39] as Koch later said, "it was a picture the audiences needed... there were values... worth making sacrifices for. And it said it in a very entertaining way."[40] Other reviews were less enthusiastic: The New Yorker rated it only "pretty tolerable".[41] The Office of War Information prevented screening of the film to troops in North Africa, believing it would cause resentment among Vichy supporters in the region.
Also includes a photo of a scene in the movie which shows Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Other news, sports and advertisments of the day throughout this 40 page newspaper. Light browning with some various darker staining, mainly near the margins, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Mentioned material is fine.
wikipedia notes: The film premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City on November 26, 1942, to coincide with the Allied invasion of North Africa and the capture of Casablanca;[2] it went into general release on January 23, 1943, to take advantage of the Casablanca conference, a high-level meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt in the city. It was a substantial but not spectacular box-office success, taking $3.7 million on its initial U.S. release (making it the seventh best-selling film of 1943).[38] Initial critical reaction was generally positive, with Variety describing it as "splendid anti-Axis propaganda";[39] as Koch later said, "it was a picture the audiences needed... there were values... worth making sacrifices for. And it said it in a very entertaining way."[40] Other reviews were less enthusiastic: The New Yorker rated it only "pretty tolerable".[41] The Office of War Information prevented screening of the film to troops in North Africa, believing it would cause resentment among Vichy supporters in the region.
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