Paramount Theatre
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The Paramount Theatre was a movie theatre in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay). It was one of the two venues — with the Odeon Theatre — for the world premiere of the Walt Disney film The Incredible Journey on 4 November 1963, based on the novel by local author Sheila Burnford. Contemporary coverage referred to the film being premiered "in Port Arthur theatres" and to bands stationed at the "Odeon–Paramount intersection," and residents recalled Hollywood-style searchlights set up beside the theatre on premiere night.[1][2]
In 2024 the Paramount hosted an anniversary screening of the original Disney film together with a short version of Kelly Saxberg's documentary Long Walk Home: The Incredible Journey of Sheila Burnford.[2]
References
- ↑ "Incredible Journey: World Premiere Here on Monday", Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 2 November 1963, p. 1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 post in the Thunder Bay Memories Facebook group, 2024.