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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Display of classic automobiles at Broadway Ford

Display of classic automobiles at Broadway Ford, located 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-092.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Display of classic automobiles at Broadway Ford

Display of classic automobiles at Broadway Ford, located 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Candy girls Loretta Bruce and Lillian Peterson

Candy girls Loretta Bruce and Lillian Peterson at an unknown theater.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Smiley Burnett, Joseph Redmond, and a group of unidentified men at the Muehlebach Hotel

Smiley Burnett (at piano) with Joseph Redmond (far right) and a group of unidentified white men at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-095.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

James Cagney and Mae Clarke in publicity still from "The Public Enemy"

James Cagney pushing a piece of grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face; publicity still from the film "The Public Enemy".
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-096.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Italian heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera

Publicity photo of Italian heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-097.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Winston Churchill addressing the United States Congress

Winston Churchill addressing the United States Congress; Washington D.C.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-098.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

John Boorman and Vilmos Zsigmond setting a scene in the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: Afloat in a heavy-duty life raft, producer-director John Boorman (seated in short sleeves) waits for cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond to set camera for a scene in Warner Bros.' "Deliverance." Rugged northern Georgia provided the locations for the film written by poet-novelist James Dickey and starring John Voight, Burt Reynolds, and co-starring Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-099.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Script conference during production of "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: Script conference on the hood of a truck was standard operating procedure for producer-director John Boorman in the wilderness of northern Georgia filming Warner Bros.' "Deliverance." The movie stars John Voight and Burt Reynolds and is based on poet-novelist James Dickey's best-selling novel.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-100.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Director John Boorman on the set of the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: John Boorman, producer-director of Warner Bros.' "Deliverance" took 75 cast and crew members into the backwoods of northern Georgia to film James Dickey's spellbinding story, starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds. Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox co-star.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-101.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Ned Beatty and Burt Reynolds in a scene from the film "Deliverance

Full caption reads:Ned Beatty debuts in Warner Bros.' "Deliverance," starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds. As co-star in the film produced and directed by John Boorman, Beatty plays an Atlanta businessman who takes part in the murder of two mountaineers. He's shown in a scene with Burt Reynolds where they are nearly drowned in a canoeing accident. Poet James Dickey wrote the screenplay based on his best-selling novel.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-102.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Jon Voight in a scene from the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: A moment of panic strikes Jon Voight in a scene from Warner Bros.' "Deliverance," produced and directed by John Boorman. Burt Reynolds also stars in the screenplay by poet James Dickey based on his best-selling novel. Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty co-star.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-103.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Jon Voight tied to a tree in a scene from the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: Held at gunpoint as his friend is sexually assaulted by a pair of mountaineers, Jon Voight plays a scene from Warner Bros.' "Deliverance," produced and directed by John Boorman from poet James Dickey's screenplay based on his best-selling novel. Film also stars Burt Reynolds and co-stars Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-104.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

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

Full caption reads: Lashed to a tree by a pair of depraved mountaineers played by Bill McKinney and Herbert (Cowboy) Coward (in background), Jon Voight is forced to watch as his friend is sexually assaulted at gunpoint. "Deliverance" was produced and directed by John Boorman based on poet James Dickey's best-selling novel. Burt Reynolds also stars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-105.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Ned Beatty, Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight and Ronny Cox on the set of the film "Deliverance"

Full caption reads: Newcomers Ned Beatty (left) and Ronny Cox (center) go over a scene with stars Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight preparing their first motion picture, Warner Bros.' "Deliverance," produced and directed by John Boorman from a screenplay by poet James Dickey, from his best-selling novel. Both veteran stage actors, Beatty and Cox make their initial screen appearances as co-stars and have since signed for major roles in other feature pictures, based on their fine showing in "Deliverance."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-106.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

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

Shirley MacLaine receiving an award from Fred Souttar

Shirley MacLaine receiving a "Star Of The Year" award from Fred Souttar at "Showarama" in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-122.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in a promotional shot for the film "Pardners".
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-123.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

British doctor, Barbara Moore

British doctor, Barbara Moore taking a rest break from her transcontinental hike in Kansas City, Mo.; sitting on a KMBC station vehicle.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-124.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Joseph Redmond and Gordon MacRae at the KMBC station

Joseph Redmond and Gordon MacRae at the KMBC station at 11th and Central in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-125.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Debbie Reynolds receiving an award from Fred Souttar

Debbie Reynolds receiving a "Star of the Year" award from Fred Souttar at "Showarama" in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-126.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Elmer C. Rhoden and Bill Corum at the Boonville Lyric Theatre

Elmer C. Rhoden and Bill Corum at the Boonville Lyric Theatre's Centennial celebration in Boonville, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-127.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Portrait of Elmer C. Rhoden

Portrait of Elmer C. Rhoden.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-128.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Portrait of Elmer C. Rhoden

Portrait of Elmer C. Rhoden.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-129.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Elmer C. Rhoden, Joseph Redmond, and two unidentified men

Elmer C. Rhoden (seated), Joseph Redmond (center) and two unidentified white men.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-130.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Elmer C. Rhoden and Joseph Redmond

Elmer C. Rhoden, playing banjo, and Joseph Redmond.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-131.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Group of unidentified men with Doug Lightner, Norm Neilson, and Chuck Barnes at the Saddle and Sirloin

Group of unidentified men with Doug Lightner, Norm Neilson, and Chuck Barnes at the Saddle and Sirloin in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-132.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Bishop Fulton Sheen

Bishop Fulton Sheen.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-133.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra, and Barbara Hale in "Higher and Higher"

Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra, and Barbara Hale in a publicity still from the film "Higher and Higher".
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-134.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Streetcar advertising a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire"

A streetcar advertising a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire"; streetcar is near 15th and Main in Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-135.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Portrait of Dana Suesse

Portrait of Dana Suesse as a child.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-136.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Dana Suesse seated at a piano with George Gershwin and Paul Whiteman

Dana Suesse seated at a piano flanked by George Gershwin (left) and Paul Whiteman (right) in New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-137.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Tower Orchestra at Tower Theater

The Tower Orchestra at Tower Theater, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-047.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Tower Adorables at Tower Theatre

The Tower Adorables, a dance troupe who performed at the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-048.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Crowd lined up to see "She Couldn't Take It"; outside the Tower Theatre

Crowd lined up to see the film "She Couldn't Take It"; outside the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-049.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Crowd lined up to see "Bowy Bill" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre

Crowd lined up to see the film "Bowy Bill" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-050.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Jack Carson with the Tower Adorables at Tower Theatre

Jack Carson with the Tower Adorables performing onstage at Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-051.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Tower Adorables on roller skates on the roof of Tower Theatre

The Tower Adorables on roller skates on the roof of Tower Theatre at 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo,; note written on photo reads: Tower Adorables rehearse skating routine on theater roof during showtime, August 1936.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-052.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Tower Theater

Tower Theater, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-053.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Jack Carson with Mary Laird, Katherine Joffee and Jeanne Simpson at Muehlebach Hotel

Jack Carson with Mary Laird, Katherine Joffee and Jeanne Simpson (left to right) after a performance at the Tower Theatre at Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-054.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Rooftop shot of the Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater

Rooftop shot of the Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater, 211-213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-055.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Marquee advertising "Comanche Territory"

Marquee advertising the film "Comanche Territory" at the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-056.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater

The Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater, 211-213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-057.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater

The Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater prior to their demolition; 211-213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-058.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Orchestra floor prior to demolition at Tower Theatre

The orchestra floor prior to demolition at the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-059.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Orchestra floor prior to demolition at Tower Theatre

The orchestra floor prior to demolition at the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-060.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007