Title
Earl Shilton Cinema
Subject
Earl Shilton Cinema
Description
L. Lester recalls the cinema in Earl Shilton during the 1930s and 1940s. Also, he gives a vivid image of the role of films within the local community.
Creator
East Midlands Oral History Archive
Source
EMOHA
Publisher
EMOHA
Date
1984
Contributor
Photograph courtesy of Hinckley Past & Present. To use seek permission from http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/
Rights
You may use this item in accordance with the licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/
Format
.mp3
Type
Oral History
Duration
1 min
Transcription
Mr Lester: Thinking of drama, one of our biggest thrills was walking from Barwell to Earl Shilton where a Mr. Harry cooper had opened the first silent film shows. Most Saturdays we would walk eagerly from Barwell to Earl Shilton counting nothing of the journey to and from. we would see Charlie Chaplin; Max Sennett, and the Key Stone cops. One day Mr. cooper's son, whilst showing us "Martyer's of the Arena", asked us all not to panic as the projector and film had caught fire. At personal risk and injury, he put the fire out. we had to go home because we felt we could not bear a reshowing of the "Martyer's of the Arena", after seeing a man fighting flames.
Interviewer
D. Wood
Interviewee
L. Lester
Location
Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
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