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"Here's why we showed that," Mr. Mooser explained.

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Mr. Mooser admitted, They liked our movie so much better than they did the 'Mummy 3.'

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Billy Farrell/BFAnyc.com Mira Sorvino with Christopher Backus "Haiti once had a strong tradition of movie theaters and it's a total disaster now," said Mr. Mooser who lives and works in Haiti.

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Mr. Mooser said that now the theater plays animated films aimed at the kids, like 'Kung Fu Panda,' 'The Little Mermaid,' and 'Hercules.'

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Mr. Mooser said that the first movie shown in the movie theater was "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," which got a 13% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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The Aladdin Studio began as a municipal children's theatre, the first in San Francisco, opened by Mooser in 1918.

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Before opening the Aladdin, Mooser was an active volunteer worker with many organizations, including the juvenile court system, and the Red Cross during the San Francisco flu epidemic.

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Operating during Prohibition, the Mooser sisters sold only non-alcoholic beverages and were forced to close their business in 1929 after pressure to sell bootleg liquor grew too great.

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Mooser converted the Aladdin Studio into a supper club with her sister Minnie Mooser in 1921 and into a nightclub in 1925.

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Though not a performer herself, Mooser embraced the theatrical life of San Francisco, befriending and feeding actors, writers, celebrities and many others.

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