The curtain's up on movie memories as focus on some favourite Sunderland picture house scenes.
We found usherettes, projection workers, movie goers and even a Sunderland star of the big screen in the Echo archives.
It all adds up to the total retro movie experience. All you need is the popcorn.
![80 years of Sunderland cinema history in one gallery.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/21/12/24/MixCollage-21-Mar-2024-12-31-PM-9400.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![The cinematographer at the Havelock was pictured getting the next film ready in 1938.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/21/12/36/cin6.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Behind the scenes
The cinematographer at the Havelock was pictured getting the next film ready in 1938.
![Sunderland's very own big screen star Christine Norden was pictured in Mowbray Park in 1947, days before she started work on a new movie with Paulette Goddard.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/21/12/44/cin5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=550)
3. Relaxing in the park
Sunderland's very own big screen star Christine Norden was pictured in Mowbray Park in 1947, days before she started work on a new movie with Paulette Goddard.
![Black's Regal cinema was a huge hit with cinema goers in 1952.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/21/12/32/cin8.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)