In the days before the corporate world came to reign supreme over the movie exhibition business, movie theaters had a whole lot more character than they do today. That goes for just about everything from the architecture of the theaters themselves, right down to the tickets they sold.
Speaking of tickets, it wasn't so long ago that tickets to movies in Thailand had real charm to them. While some distinguished their theater's tickets by using very basic patterns, others were minor masterpieces designed by professional artists. The best of them were so finely detailed that they resembled actual currency, utilizing the same intaglio printmaking techniques that is indeed used in the design of money.
For those accustomed to the computer printed tickets that are now the norm at Thailand's omnipresent multiplexes, let the collection below prove that there was once much more to this piece of ephemera than mere corporate logic.
The Empire Theater - Bangkok
Some theaters had the custom of printing the logo and name of the film on their tickets if it was highly anticipated. That was the case for The Empire Theater pictured above. The movie on display is for the Thai spy thriller Hao Dong
The Cathay Theater - Bangkok
The Prakanong Theater - Bangkok.
The Odeon Theater - Bangkok
The two tickets for The Odeon Theater pictured above and below were free entry tickets. The theater manager's actual signature can be seen written in purple ink. They are likely from the 1950's or 60's.
The Odeon - Bangkok
The Broadway - Bangkok
The Empire - Bangkok
The Paramount - Bangkok
The Coliseum - Bangkok
Queen's - Bangkok
Two versions of the ticket for The Capitol Theater - Bangkok
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