Cinemascope, stereophonic sound, technicolor. It was all going on at Sunderland’s cinemas in the 1950s as these Echo reminders show.
What a time it was to be a movie lover. You could watch James Stewart at the Villiers, Marilyn Monroe at the Palace or Jack Hawkins at the Marina.
So grab your tickets and settle down for a day at the movies - 1954 style.
2. Black's Regal
Black's Regal cinema in Holmeside was showing Flight Of The White Heron. There were four showings a day, at 1.05pm, 3.45pm, 6.25pm and 9.05pm. | se
3. Retro at the Ritz
It was a star line-up at the Ritz with John Mills and Charles Laughton in Hobson's Choice. | se
4. Jack Hawkins at the Marina
The Marina cinema in Sea Road in 1961. In 1954, you could watch Jack Hawkins and Eva Bartok in Front Page Story. | se
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