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Birmingham Cinemas

A Sparks said:
Yes, I did but not by choice : unamused: my mother got me to take my young sister, I was a teenager and didn't think it was a very 'cool' film to see, however it was OK when I saw it!
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I was older watching the first time with our two young children. It was a time when all the crazy stuff was going on, my wife and I thought it was a safe movie to watch for them. I’m not sure how much the sick ohs would read into such a situation today. And yes I/we liked it vey much!
 
Richard Dye said:
I was older watching the first time with our two young children. It was a time when all the crazy stuff was going on, my wife and I thought it was a safe movie to watch for them. I’m not sure how much the sick ohs would read into such a situation today. And yes I/we liked it vey much!
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As long as you and your family enjoyed it that is what counts. If we took notice of so called film critics we would not watch anything and life would be so boring.
 
I remember the time we went to the Bristol Rd when Cinerama first came out in 1963. We saw "How the West was Won" which was filmed on three separate screens side by side which gave a depth to the experience. I remember the fight on the moving train was simply brilliant as you felt you were actually sitting on top of it.
 
Hello Playmates.

“Arthur Askey-big hearted as ever—played the part of commissionaire when he took these children, who appear in the pantomime,
"Jack and Jill," to see the film " Band Waggon at a Birmingham cinema.”
(Evening Despatch March 1940)


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Great memories, in a great city, when I tell people about the Birmingham, of my childhood and youth, they are usually astonished in what we had to hand, great venues, and green spaces and parks, and a a lot of cinemas to choose from, I feel really privileged to have grown up in the 50's and early 60s in such a place !!
 
yes I agree great times, life seemed so innocent and simple back in our childhood, Arthur Askey ' I thang you" was his line plus his busy bee act. Thanks for the reminder of all the acts we got from music hall entertainment. I remember reading Alfred Marx biography and he mentioned doing panto at The Alexandra Theatre, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - 'Hey you lot 'he said from the side stage as he made his entrance. he pointed to one and said 'you come with me ' and strode onto the stage, 'And the other 39 of you wait here' No one ever saw 40 thieves on stage the budget didnt run that far.
 
Lemonella said:
I think this pub was replaced with a new build pub that I worked for when it first opened and I can't remember the name without looking up old threads, someone kindly told me what it was called. The sad thing though was that it didn't stay open for long. What a waste of time and money.
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Didn't Davenports take it over?
 
Te reason I remember the Applejacks was that, in 1964 , I had a small transistor radio, and used in the military , on guard duty, piquet duty, and free time , and the most memorable song from that period was, "Tell Me When," when you add on the JukeBox in the NAAFI, and the top hat cafe in Aldershot, it was always playing!!!!
 
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