Bank Night
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bank Night
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Example Sentences
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He admits that the independents had a share in building up Bank Night but asserts: "We were getting such rotten pictures that we had to do something to get people into the houses."
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In Augusta, the Supreme Court refused to review a Superior Court decision that Bank Night was not a violation of the Maine lottery law.
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First move of Balaban & Katz was to discontinue Bank Night in all their theatres.
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Bank Night is a copyright scheme invented by a onetime Fox booking agent named Charles U. Yaeger, who leases it to theatres for from $5 to $50 a week depending on their size.
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A variation of Bank Night is currently popular at Manhattan's Stork Club, where patrons get free chances for substantial cash prizes.
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