Buffalo Niagara Film Festival - Buffalo and Niagara Falls, NY, USA

A Palace for Buffalo



A Palace for Buffalo' traces the colorful history of the Shea's Buffalo Theater and its dynamic founder Michael Shea. Experience the magic of the silent movie era and the incredible sounds of the mighty Wurlitzer organ, that left audiences spellbound. See the splendor of Broadway, now playing out on the stage where the greatest entertainers in the world once performed.
From the day ground was broken, to the desperate fight to keep the wrecker's ball away, to the theater's magnificent rebirth, this documentary shows the enduring value of a dream that transformed working people into kings and queens, the moment they set foot in the palace built for Buffalo.






Exact Runtime
00 hr : 24 min : 40 sec

Date of Completion
September 2004

Country of Production
U S A

Country of Filming
U S A