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The Going to the Pictures Project Film
The cinema memories we have recorded through the project have helped to create a short film which gives a glimpse into what Going to the Pictures was like from the 30′s to the 60′s.
Odeon Saturday Club song
“I remember the club song which went like this: “To the Ode – Odeon we have come…”
Patricia’s memories of Seaforth Cinemas
Patricia remembers The Stella being “a bit posh” and the usherettes going round sprying discinfectant or flit spray during the films in the Palladium
Female roles
The role of women portrayed on the screen often fell within the stereotypical roles amplified and made up by Hollywood
Gender roles portrayed in cinema
Gender roles portrayed in the cinema where sometimes untrue to life but helped to reinforce stereotypes
Escapism at the cinema and the glamourous film stars
The lives and views of the stars were big news and the film stars would become as much as a draw to the cinema as the films themselves
Collecting and copying the film stars
Film cards, magazines and photographs of the stars became valuable prized possessions which were collected and exchanged by the cinema goers and would be a talking point in society.
Employment in the Picture Houses
The cinema became a place of respectable employment and offered roles to both men and women
Women and the Cinema
The cinema for women from the 1930′s onwards has provided an escape from real life and a place in which they could find out about new fashions and trends
Queues to get into the cinemas
There were often queues to get into the cinemas because they were so popular.
