Going To The Pictures » Tag: Rock Around the Clock https://goingtothepictures.org.uk Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:18:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Hugging and kissing in the back row of the movies https://goingtothepictures.org.uk/hugging-and-kissing-in-the-back-row-of-the-movies/ https://goingtothepictures.org.uk/hugging-and-kissing-in-the-back-row-of-the-movies/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:39:04 +0000 admin http://goingtothepictures.org.uk/?p=663 The cinema has provided a popular venue for dating and through the 30’s to the 60’s was the first choice for many first dates and courting couples.

Due to the rolling and changing film program and the large number of cinemas, there was always lots of choice.

It was a warm, dark environment away from family and friends. That was until the lights would go on and many friends in courting couples would be scattered around the cinema especially on the back row. The cinema acted a social venue in which people from the community could come together, meet and find out who was dating who.

]]> https://goingtothepictures.org.uk/hugging-and-kissing-in-the-back-row-of-the-movies/feed/ 0 ‘Rock around the Clock’ https://goingtothepictures.org.uk/rock-around-the-clock/ https://goingtothepictures.org.uk/rock-around-the-clock/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:57:16 +0000 admin http://goingtothepictures.org.uk/?p=642 American rock music had a profound influence on British culture in the mid 1950’s. When the film ‘Rock around the Clock’ was released in cinemas in Britain, young people in many cinemas across the country were reported as going ‘wild in the aisles’ dancing and even tearing up cinema seats. Some young people were asked to leave the cinema and in some cases the police were called. Following this the film was banned from being shown by some cinemas from fear of further disturbances.

Rock Around Clock

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