Comments on: The Memphis Malco Monarchy https://hankeringforhistory.com/the-memphis-malco-monarchy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-memphis-malco-monarchy Hanker: To have a strong, often restless desire, in this case for--you guessed it--history! Tue, 27 Dec 2016 22:11:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Grant https://hankeringforhistory.com/the-memphis-malco-monarchy/#comment-110 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:20:08 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=419#comment-110 In reply to David Dymond.

Hmmm…I don’t know if it was or not. I couldn’t find anything. Malco did own a few theaters called “Paramount” though. Here is a picture of the one that was in Memphis, Tennessee.

http://wp.me/a2DVIq-2dG

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I just heard back from Malco, and the Vice President of Corporate Communications answered your question with the following:
“This was the case for our Kentucky locations only.”

]]> By: David Dymond https://hankeringforhistory.com/the-memphis-malco-monarchy/#comment-109 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:54:27 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=419#comment-109 I am a fairly knowledgable historian of movie theatres and their operations. I believe that for some time probably from the thirties through the fifties that MALCO theatres were associated with Paramount Theatres in their operations, where Paramount would book the theatres and you would have that clout — in return they would split the profits in equal shares with Paramount. There were lots of Paramount operating partners like Interstate Amusement in Dallas Texas, and Paramount-Richards Theatres in New Orleans. Am I correct that MALCO was a Paramount theatre partner?

]]> By: Adam https://hankeringforhistory.com/the-memphis-malco-monarchy/#comment-108 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:51:45 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=419#comment-108 Every movie theater charges crazy prices at the concession stand, it’s the only way movie theaters make any money.

What competitors did Malco buy out? Muvico failed on its own. The theater on Summer Ave is limping along on its own.

]]> By: Jack https://hankeringforhistory.com/the-memphis-malco-monarchy/#comment-107 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:35:29 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=419#comment-107

Memphis is experiencing a monopoly–a good monopoly!

Interesting topic. Here’s a question for you though: If there is a monopoly in Memphis, regarding movie theaters, has Malco Inc., engaged in unfair tactics which might have cause competition in the Memphis area to go out of business? Some examples of predatory business tactics include buying out competitors. Malco unquestionably did that. They might also have used their muscle in memphis to cause the suppliers of their competitors to charge their competitor higher prices for supplies. When it costs four dollars for a snicker’s bar, I question whether having a movie monopoly in memphis is good.

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