DateJan 1947 - Dec 1951Accession Number11.1435Access AdviceThis record may not have been reviewed, and information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We are digitising our collections, adding images and improving metadata all the time.
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Tasma Theatre screening record book
This is one of several record books in the museum collection that records the films screened at the Tasma. These provide an excellent record of the types of films shown and an insight into the tastes of Coffs Harbour audiences. This large ledger-style book records the films screened at the Tasma in the years 1947-1948. It shows the many different distribution companies Jack Gerard dealt with to deliver a varied and up-to-date program - he was proud of the fact that both Cinesound Review and Fox Movietone newsreels were broadcast simultaneously with Sydney and that the cinema showed all the latest movies. It also records the length of the film in feet!
Over 31 years, 9627 films were shown at the Tasma, which according to Jack Gerard was "almost every American and British film produced at that time". With the beginning of television broadcasting in Coffs Harbour in 1965, the Tasma began to lose audiences. It closed in 1968; the final film was After the Fox with Peter Sellers and Victor Mature. The building was demolished in 1969 to make way for the Waltons Department Store.
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Record of films shown in the Tasma Picture Theatre Coffs Harbour
