Nickelodeon is a 1976 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Brian Keith, Stella Stevens, and John Ritter. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peter Bogdanovich (born July 30, 1939) is an American film director and writer, born in Kingston, New York. ... Patrick Ryan ONeal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor. ... Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. ... Tatum Beatrice ONeal (born November 5, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, and the daughter of actor Ryan ONeal and actress Joanna Moore. ... Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 - June 24, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actor. ... Stella Stevens ( born October 1, 1936 ) is an actress. ... John Ritter John Ritter in the opening credits of Threes Company. ...
Nickelodeon is an early 20th century form of small, neighborhood movie theaters in which admission was obtained for a nickel.
The name "Nickelodeon" was coined by Harry Davis and John P. Harris, who opened their small, storefront theatre under that name on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in June of 1905.
Nickelodeons would show films which were typically fifteen to twenty minutes in length, and in a variety of styles and subjects, such as short narratives, "scenics" (views of the world from moving trains), illustrated song slides, local or touring song and dance acts, comedies, melodramas, problem plays, stop action sequences, sporting events (e.g.
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