When theaters began showing movies more than 100 years ago, popcorn (and all food) was forbidden. Over time, it became a case of "If you can't beat them, join them." Cheddar explains the big turnaround in movie theater popcorn. -via Laughing Squid
Wow, I never thought about it before, but the advent of talkies was a game-changer for people who couldn't read and wanted to see movies. I'm sure that in the 1920s, that was a lot of people.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)