Description
The Joseph K. Redmond Collection is rich in images reflecting Kansas City's theatrical legacy. Redmond was a theatre manager for the Uptown and Tower theatres in Kansas City, and he collected material about local theaters, both movie and stage.
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Ned Beatty, Jon Voight and Ronny Cox in a scene from the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: Film bow by Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty finds them playing a scene with star Jon Voight in Warner Bros.' explosive drama "Deliverance," produced and directed by John Boorman and also starring Burt Reynolds. The film marks the film debut of both Cox and Beatty, though both have extensive stage backgrounds. Poet James Dickey wrote the screenplay based on his best-selling novel.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-107.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Jon Voight canoeing in a scene from the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: White-water rapids of the Chattooga River in northern Georgia forced Jon Voight to become a canoeing expert while filming Warner Bros.' "Deliverance," produced and directed by John Boorman and also starring Burt Reynolds. Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty co-star in the screenplay by poet James Dickey, based on his best-selling novel.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-108.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Jon Voight in a scene from the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: Jon Voight stars in Warner Bros.' "Deliverance," the story of how even decent men will kill to survive, produced and directed by John Boorman. Burt Reynolds also stars in the film written by poet James Dickey based on his best-selling novel. Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox co-star.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-109.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Herbert Coward and Bill McKinney in a scene from the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: Center shot - Herbert (Cowboy) Coward stand shocked as his depraved partner played by Bill McKinney takes an arrow in the back after sexually assaulting a city man in Warner Bros.' "Deliverance," starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox. Produced and directed by John Boorman, the film is based on the best-selling novel by poet James Dickey.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-110.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Looking north from the Jones Store toward the Paramount and Roxy Theatres

Looking north from the Jones Store toward the Paramount and Roxy Theatres on 12th and Main, Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-111.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Aerial shot of 1955 Kansas City Athletics opening day game against the Detroit Tigers

Aerial shot of the 1955 Kansas City Athletics opening day game against the Detroit Tigers at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-112.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Lou Gehrig's farewell speech

Lou Gehrig's farewell speech to fans at Yankee Stadium.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-113.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Betty Grable on a California-bound train

Betty Grable on a California-bound train during a brief stop in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-114.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Paul Henning interviewing Bernice Claire; flanked by Ruth Warrick and Dick Berger

KMBC reporter, Paul Henning (who later went to Hollywood and produced Petticoat Junction and The Beverly Hillbillies) interviewing Bernice Claire; flanked by Ruth Warrick and Dick Berger at the Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-115.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Paul Henning interviewing California pioneers, Frances Hatman Ryan and Adam Lee Moore

KMBC reporter Paul Henning interviewing California pioneers, Frances Hatman Ryan and Adam Lee Moore.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-116.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Spike Jones flanked by two unidentified men and two unidentified musicians in background

Spike Jones flanked by two unidentified white men with two musicians in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-117.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Jones Store Santa Claus arriving by train

Unidentified man as The Jones Store Santa Claus arriving by train at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-118.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

View of midtown Kansas City

A view of midtown Kansas City, looking south from 6th Street at Main Street.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-119.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

KMBC radio station taxi-cab advertisement

KMBC radio station taxi-cab advertisement promoting the station's news coverage of World War II.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-120.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Landon Laird and Joseph Redmond

Landon Laird and Joseph Redmond (left to right) shaking hands.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-121.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007