Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: John Broumas RIP

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Posted by Rick Raskin (Member # 1561) on 07-23-2007, 01:35 PM:

John Broumas owned the Showcase Theatre chain in the Washington, DC metro area in the 1960s and early 70s. Never popular with the IA because he employed non-union operators, he built many of the shopping center theatres that were popular in the area back then. Using a package deal from Ballantyne, installations were often equipped with Norelco AA-IIs, Strong Futura lamps and Altec sound. Mr. Broumas was 89 years old. His obit was in today's (July 23) Washington Post.