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Grove Cinema, Cape Hill/Winson Green

HarrietFloSmith

HarrietFloSmith

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Hello,

I am currently researching The Grove Cinema, now a bathroom shop, on Dudley Road.

If you have any information/photos/memories I would be really grateful.

Thank you!
 
My husband says Petula Clark opened a Saturday Club there but he was ill that day. Possibly it was around 1945.
rosie.
 
The Grove on Dudley Road wasn't near to me in Bearwood, so I didn't go there until I was a teenager. I think I saw 'Enter the Dragon' there. Always went there with my mates rather than dating. This probably limited memories too. They sold a vile orange drink Kia-ora but all cinemas did!
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/37047
 
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The Grove cinema smethwick

Hi, this cinema, was used to show a short film called The Saturday Man which is a documentry about West Bromwich football club in the 50`s, my grand dad Charles Jones was filmed in it anyone got any info or pictures pleaseeeeeeeee would love to hear from anyone on this:)
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a thread exists, a small one albeit.
 
Radiorails said:

The Grove cinema smethwick

Hi, this cinema, was used to show a short film called The Saturday Man which is a documentry about West Bromwich football club in the 50`s, my grand dad Charles Jones was filmed in it anyone got any info or pictures pleaseeeeeeeee would love to hear from anyone on this:)
birminghamhistory.co.uk birminghamhistory.co.uk

a thread exists, a small one albeit.
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The short 'The Saturday Men' features a young Bobby Robson and Don Howe. A gem is Don Howe age 26 playing footy with his 6 year old. His wife Pauline holds the toddler-- wearing an apron, she's about 24. Different times!
Struck gold on Youtube though.
 
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HarrietFloSmith said:
Hello,

I am currently researching The Grove Cinema, now a bathroom shop, on Dudley Road.

If you have any information/photos/memories I would be really grateful.

Thank you!
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Hello Harriet!
If this is a college project then you may have access to The British Newspaper Archive which in an on-line database you can search for the Grove Cinema which will show you which films were shown. (Assuming that is useful) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch="grove cinema"&phrasesearch=grove cinema&place=birmingham, warwickshire, england&retrievecountrycounts=false&mostspecificlocation=birmingham, warwickshire, england&sortorder=score
And good luck!
 
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