Venue Name : Wondergraph / Star / Odeon, Semaphore
| Event Date | Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Latitude | Longitude | Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens | Operation Dates | Roles |
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| 1920-05-22 | Wondergraph Theatre, Semaphore | South Australia | 1246 | Suburb | Cinema |
1920-05-22 - 1930-01-01
1930-01-01 - 1952-01-01
1952-06-12 - 1976-11-13
1991-12-19 - 2003-01-01
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1930-01-01 - 1952-01-01 : Management : D Clifford Theatres Limited
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| 1930-01-01 | Star Semaphore | 65 Semaphore Road | Semaphore | 5019 | -34.838648 | 138.484783 | 1 | ||||||
| 1952-06-12 | Semaphore Odeon | ||||||||||||
| 1991-12-19 | Odeon Star | 320 | |||||||||||
| Summary | Odeon Star | 65 Semaphore Road | Semaphore | South Australia | 5019 | -34.838648 | 138.484783 | 320 | Suburb | Cinema | 1 | ||
Venue Comments :
Opened as the Wondergraph in 1920. In September 1920 the theatre was acquired by Dan Clifford The freehold was tranferred to Clifford 1921, then to D Clifford Theatres Ltd in November 1923. The theatre became known as the Star in 1930. Refurbished in 1952 and named the Odeon. Flint (1977) briefly references the Semaphore Odeon closing 13 November 1976.
References
Flint, C 1977, 'Along film row', Australasian Cinema, 30 June, p. 18.
Filnt, C 2006, ' Semaphore Odeon', Kino Cinema Quarterly, no. 97, p. 30.
| Films | Distributor | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Clearing the Trail | Universal | 1928-12-01 - 1928-12-01 |
| Midnight Adventure, A | Williamsons, J.C. | 1928-12-01 - 1928-12-01 |
| Adorable Outcast, The | Australasian Films | 1928-12-05 - 1928-12-05 |
| College Hero, The | Australasian Films | 1928-12-05 - 1928-12-05 |
| Letzte Walzer, Der | Paramount | 1928-12-08 - 1928-12-08 |
| Little Snob, The | Australasian Films | 1928-12-08 - 1929-01-28 |
| Don't Marry | Fox | 1928-12-12 - 1928-12-12 |
| Legion of the Condemned, The | Paramount | 1928-12-12 - 1928-12-12 |
| Woman's Way, A | Australasian Films | 1928-12-15 - 1928-12-15 |
| Hot News | Paramount | 1928-12-15 - 1928-12-15 |