J.H. Kitchen	Owner	Mr and Mrs J. Kitchen owned the Paramount Theatre from 1946 until 1966, when it was taken over by Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures.
Peter Yiannoudes	Owner	Peter Yiannoudes was the owner of the Paramount Theatre in Oakleigh from 1966 to its closure, due to fire in 1979, through his company, Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures.

Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures

Owner

Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures purchased the Paramount Theatre, Oakleigh, in 1966. It was one of many cinemas in Melbourne owned by the chain.

Our Love	05-06-1979 to	Our Love was one of the last films shown at the Paramount Theatre in Oakleigh before it was destroyed by fire. It was a greek film that starred Aliki Vouyouklaki.
Twelve O Clock High	to	Twelve O Clock High was shown at the Paramount Theatre on the 5th of February 1951.
Works of the Foot		Works of the Foot was a greek film and was the first film to be shown at the Paramount Theatre in Oakliegh after its purchase by the Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures.

newspaper - Theatre is destroyed . 05-11-1979. p.47

This article in The Age reports a fire in the Paramount Theatre in Oakleigh on the 10th May 1979.[full record]

Paramount

The Paramount Theatre began operation sometime in the 1930s. It was located in the south eastern suburb of Oakleigh. It served as a place for locals to enjoy entertainment but also as a place for meeting, protests ect. Some of the early films shown in the cinema were, Rhodes of Africa and The First baby. In 1946 the theatre was purchased by Mr J.H. Kitchen, who owned it with his wife until 1966. This was a tumultuous period for the theatre, as it endured a number of controversies. In 1946, a man was dismissed from the theatre, which many thought was unfair. This dismissal forced many theatre workers across Australia to go on strike, meaning many cinemas closed while the matter was settled. Mr Kitchen was also once charged for not attacting a label to a film that had not been approved for general exibition. The theatre was used for a rally in 1941. In 1951 the film, Twelve O Clock High was shown. In 1966 the cinema was bought by Peter Yiannoudes and Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures. During this ownership, the theatre showed mostly greek films, including Works of the Foot and Our Love. In 1979 a fire swept through the theatre and destroyed it. It was later rebuilt, but was never used as a cinema again. Today the refurbished building still stands, but it is used as offices.