Rudman got into the movie business in the 1950s as a film runner, getting paid $25 a week. He then worked as a film buyer for RKO Pictures and later started his own film buying and booking service. In 1958, he bought his first theater, the Davis Drive-In in Layton.
Among the theaters Rudman had a hand in opening were the Water Gardens Cinema in Pleasant Grove, the Tooele Cinema 6 in Tooele and the now-defunct Trolley Theatres and Trolley Corners multiplexes near downtown Salt Lake City.
Welcome back! If you are interested in starting your own outdoor movie event or Open Air Cinema rental business, you can find lots of tips and resources in the Open Air Cinema Community, or contact us directly.Wrangler News will hold its annual Kids Coloring Contest in conjunction with the city of Tempe’s 31st annual “Movies [...]
This past Wednesday, Open Air Cinema and Swank Motion Pictures hosted a free screening of Transformers 2 at the National Parks and Recreation Association (NRPA) national congress in Salt Lake City, Utah. The screening was a blast, and everyone really enjoyed watching the movie on the huge 30′ screen. It was really great because everyone [...]
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