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Laurence Olivier at Hamlet film premiere in Sydney

This silent newsreel from 30 July 1948 shows Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife Vivien Leigh attending a charity matinee of Hamlet (Laurence Olivier, UK, 1948) at the Embassy Theatre in Syd

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Barclay Theatre, Melbourne: King Rat Preview

A newsreel clip about a special preview of the film King Rat (Bryan Forbes, USA, 1965) at the Barclay Theatre in Melbourne.

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Regent Theatre, Sydney: In Old Chicago Premiere

A Movietone News newsreel story about the premiere of the Oscar-winning In Old Chicago (Henry King, USA, 1937) at the Regent Theatre in Sydney on 21 May 1938.

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'Galah' Premiere at the Valhalla Cinema, Melbourne

The 'galah premiere' of Buckeye and Pinto (1979) and Terror Lostralis (1980) at the Valhalla Cinema, Melbourne.

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Barclay Theatre, Melbourne: Official Opening

A Cinesound Review newsreel from 1958 showing guests arriving at the official reopening of the Barclay Theatre in Russell Street, Melbourne.

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Lyceum Theatre, Sydney: The Overlanders premiere

A Cinesound Review newsreel story about the premiere of UK-Australian film The Overlanders at the Lyceum Theatre in Sydney on 27 September 1946.

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The McDonagh Sisters 'The Far Paradise' Invitation to Premiere

This invitation card was kept in a scrapbook created by the McDonagh Sisters documenting the release and response to their film The Far Paradise in 1928. 

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The Matrix premieres in LA

This Nine News item from 1999 reports on the world premiere in Los Angeles of the blockbuster movie, The Matrix.