Whilst Cinemas Close Down One Man Has Just Opened His Fourth Cinema

1977 , Kings Lynn (Norfolk)

Cat no. 106473

Anglia Television report on one cinema exhibitor's unusual response to the downturn in cinema attendance.

Shots of the front exterior of Kings Lynn’s Majestic Cinema, Mecca Bingo Hall, and Pilot Cinema, and close-ups of the various movie posters that adorn the front of the Majestic. As cinema attendance figures decline, Greg Barnes interviews Malcolm Crute about the effects to, and response by, exhibitors. They discuss the popularity of cinemagoing, and the competing pastime of television viewing.

Featured Buildings

Majestic Cinema; Mecca Bingo Hall; Pilot Cinema

Keywords

Cinemas; Entertainment; Film Marketing

Production company : Anglia Television
Interviewer : Greg Barnes

Manifestations

Whilst Cinemas Close Down One Man Has Just Opened His Fourth Cinema

Genre: Television / News
Locations: Kings Lynn (Norfolk)
Description Type: monographic
Related to: Anglia News
Related to: Anglia news
Subject: cinema-going / Majestic Cinema, King's Lynn / Pilot Cinema, King's Lynn / Mecca Bingo Hall, King's Lynn / Malcolm Crute

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