No bids were offered to buy the financially beleaguered movie house, which has stood dark for nearly two years.įriday’s absence of interest in the Penn means that a sheriff’s deed will be prepared and sent to the Hollidaysburg Trust Company in Hollidaysburg, the leading bank in a series of six financial institutions which have a share in the theater chain of Richard Neff of Altoona.

What if they had a sale and no one came to it? That, was the case Friday morning when Titusville’s venerable Penn Theater went up for sheriff’s sale in the Crawford County Courthouse. This is from the Titusville Herald in May 1984: Asked about “Dust Be My Destiny,” her comment was, “Yes, that was some picture.” The Burger King people sent Miss Lane a commemorative bottle of wine and some red roses. When contacted, she was gracious, but indicated that presiding at Burger King openings was not her thing. Through the movie buffs at The Herald, Miss Lane was found at her home in Massachusetts. When the Penn Theater was razed to make room for the Burger King Restaurant, the franchise owners, movie buffs all, wanted to locate Miss Lane and bring her to Titusville for the opening. (his son played the “Skipper” on “Gilligan’s Island”) and Frank McHugh. Other stars of the movie, set in Depression-era America, were John Garfield, Alan Hale Sr. Lane, 76, was the last surviving star of the movie “Dust Be My Destiny,” the picture which opened the Penn Here is an article from the Titusville Herald dated 4/7/95:įor trivia fans, the death this week of actress Priscilla Lane has a local connection.

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