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 1954-1957. 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.
Description
Register of films shown at the Tasma Theatre, between August 1954 to January 1957. Includes the duration of the film and its length in feet, the distributor, the classification and the main actors.
