No More Joy: The Rise and Fall of New Orleans Movie Theatres
2005•1h 32m•Released
Documentary
From the first movie nickelodeon on Canal Street in New Orleans at the turn of the century to the mega-plex theatres in the suburbs of the city, this film traces their history. With interviews from the people that were working in silent movie theatres to the visionaries that knew that "if you built them they will come", this is fascinating look at a history in a city that is a joy in everyone's memory.
Director
David D'Entremont
Writer
A.J. Roquevert
Languages
English
Studio
Rock Productions
Cast
Rene J. Brunet
Self
James Skelly
Self
Rose Kern
Self
A.J. Roquevert
Self
Allen Hollis
Self
Janie Bradford
Self
Marion Ecuyer
Self
Joseph Grilot
Self
Richard W. Peterson
Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
Rock Productions
Producer
A.J. Roquevert
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