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Flyer for ‘The Inspector,’ 1962
Flyers distributed in cinemas were a popular way to advertise forthcoming features.
Comic published to coincide with “How the West was Won”
‘How The West as Won’ 1962 was the first film released in Cinerama that actually told a story.
Flyer for ‘Nine Hours to Rama,’ 1962
This is a scanned copy of a flyer that was handed out in cinemas to advertising forthcoming films.
The Electric Picture Palace
The Electric Picture Palace – this image is a coloured postcard showing the old picture house and how Bridge road looked c.1911
To be continued…The Serial at the cinema
Cinemas would show episodes of a serial each week which would be left on a cliff hanger, this was a way of having regular cinema patrons return each week
The Regal Cinema Church Road Litherland
The Regal was built as a purpose built cinema and opened 1939. With a white frontage, the sail shape building was a very popular venue especially with courting couples who remember the double ‘Love Seats’
The Coliseum / Essoldo Cinema Linacre Road Litherland
Opening in the roaring 20′s The Coliseum was a large 1400 seat cinema which had balcony and cafe lounge upstairs for cinema goers to socialise and wait for the silent film screenings to begin
The Picture House / Broadway / Gaumont / Odeon – Stanley Road, Bootle.
The Broadway Cinema – Stanley Road Bootle
The Gainsborough Knowsley Road Bootle
The Gainsborough, opened in 1922 and was named after the famous painter Thomas Gainsborough. It was built almost directly opposite The Picture House of Bootle and helped bring about its closure.
The Picture Palace of Bootle Knowsley Road Bootle
The Picture Palace of Bootle held film show matinees for children on Saturdays at 1pm and 3pm with prices of 1d and 2 d.
