In 1953, Paramount's "War of the Worlds" played at the Lakewood Theater.  This was the era of widescreen exhibition and it wasn't unusual for theaters to alter a film's original  1:33 Academy ratio image for their new screens utilizing aperture plates and different lenses.  Thus, films like "War of the Worlds" and "Them" were shown in a variety of aspect ratios during their initial release.  "War of the Worlds" also was available in stereophonic sound. (LB Independent)

In 1954, both the Towne Theater and the State showed LB audiences the smash horror hit, "THEM!" (LB Independent)