Land of the Pharaohs

This led to the proscenium increasing in size to 30 feet wide and the side wall boxes having to be removed.

The first Cinemascope film to be shown was Jack Hawkins' Land of the Pharaohs.

By the time the 1960s came round, the grand old building's days were sadly numbered.

The City Cinema played its last regular feature films on March 20, 1960, screening Rita Hayworth in The Story on Page One and Assignment New Zealand.

It was used in...

Springfield Rifles, The Charge at Feather River, A Star is Born, Them, Land of the Pharaohs, The Sea Chase, Sergeant Rutledge, PT-109, The Green Berets, The Wild Bunch.

It was then used in Star Wars.

It was used in American Graffiti.