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David Hardy
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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
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posted July 30, 2016 06:00 PM

You should only take the information in "Odeon Cinemas Vol 2" as general guide.
The double bills could vary from region to region.
I know this because I am an ex Odeon ( Rank ) Cinema Projectionist.
Some of our B features were different to those in England and Wales.

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Mitchell Dvoskin
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From: West Milford, NJ
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posted August 01, 2016 11:58 AM

Here in the US.of.A, most double features were put together at the theatre level. At one time, a first run theatre could book a second (non first run) feature from any studio, flat rate, very cheaply.

With the exception of the James Bond films, which had distributor issued double features with 2 or more Bond films in the bill, the strangest official double feature I ever came across was Rosemary's Baby / The Odd Couple. They actually made special trailers and posters for this. What were they thinking.

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David Hardy
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posted August 04, 2016 05:13 PM

The thing was about Double-Bills you got real value for money and a great night out at the Cinema.
Unlike today where you get about a half hour of adverts and trailers and only one feature film.

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