Tyneside Cinema

  • Description

    "Opened as the News Theatre on 1st February 1937, as its name suggests its programming was newsreels, documentaries, short subjects and cartoons. Programmes were continuous and were of 75 minutes duration. It was initially refered to as the ‘Bijou News-Reel Cinema’ and was a project of local Newcastle film exhibitor Dixon Scott, the great uncle of film directors Sir Ridley Scott and Tony Scott....."
  • Owner

    Cinema Treasures
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/22729
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years, 7 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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