An incomplete history of the ODEON Clerk Street, Edinburgh

Many years ago I asked the question of myself "what films did I see in the time my mother worked in the ODEON Clerk Street, Edinburgh?" In answering that question I decided to resarch (produce a very long list)of all the events/films. That happened in the cinema's history. This blog is based on notes written around 1992.

Sunday, 8 March 2009

slight break

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To anyone passing thru, slight break at the moment. I've so many things on the go that time is a little short to work on this project. M...
Thursday, 5 February 2009

Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible

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Due to the nature of blogging I've lost the structue I need to follow. This should be rectified as soon as possible. And to anyone comin...
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Introductions and Other Stuff

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In putting together this history of the Odeon, I have seen how the cinema scene has changed over the last thirty years. In 1962 (the year I ...

Introduction 2

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Writing this from my notes I've got in a very large ring binder. I realise I have a lot of work to do, but also being that it was produc...

My Top Ten Films, Just for the record

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My Top Ten Films. A Canterbury Tale A Matter of Life and Death The Perfect Woman Starman The Adventures of Robin Hood Field of Dreams Butch ...

Before The Odeon (New Victoria) Cinema in Edinburgh pre 1930

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The first picture show in Edinburgh was also the first in Scotland. It was at the Empire Palace Theatre, on Nicolson Street; that was in Apr...

Sean Connery The Odeon's Twin

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Born in Edinburgh on the 25th of August 1930; yes it's the same day the Odeon/ New Victoria opened. Raised in Edinburgh , he of course l...

Technical Information

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Today's cinema projection system are very hi tec in comparison to the early days in the industry. Todays films are spliced together and ...

August the 25th 1930

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The ODEON, Clerk Street Edinburgh opened it's doors on the 25th of August 1930. One of Edinburgh's and cinema's "greats sha...

The Year I was Born

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When I started this "history" I started the list from the year and month I was born. So below are the films showing in Edinburgh J...

Picture Houses and what was showing Aug 25th 1930

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These are the listings as per the Evening News of August 25th 1930. The Ritz, Rodney Street. Harmony Heaven Match Play Unkissed Man Alambra ...

Longest running film in the Odeon

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The Sound of Music. Length of time in the ODEON 85 weeks. (Beaten in Edinburgh by Gregory's Girl which ran in the Dominion cinema for 10...

Premiers and Promotions

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In it's history the New Victoria / Odeon has screened a few film premiers in Scotland. In it's time the cinema was instrimental in h...
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What was on in my time at the Odeon

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Odeon/ Evening News Appeal photographs used with permission of Edinburgh Evening News. This project came about through the boredom of being...

Of Mice and Men

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In my time in the Odeon I made many friends. All the staff knew me, as I was allowed an almost free run in the cinema. I could spend my days...
Wednesday, 4 February 2009

Patricia Roc A Face on the Screen

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Patricia Roc My inclusion of Patricia Roc in this history of the Odeon came about purely by chance. About a month or so before I started thi...

The Odeon as Concert Venue

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It was in the seventies that the Odeon started its run as a concert venue. A place for a very mixed line up of artists. One of the first bei...

The Concert Listing

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1970 March 20th Deep Purple July 23rd-25th The Corries August 26th- 29th Corrie Folk September 2nd-5th September 9th-12th Corrie Folk - The ...
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The Thirties

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Sound was still in it's infancy in the early thirties. Many of these early films were studio bound, due mostly to the restraints of soun...

Gaumount- British

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By the late thirties the financial state of Gaumount- British was not good. In the early thirties it had been a major force in the entertain...

The Corries

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When the Corries came to the Odeon this gave me a whole new purpose, something else to do. Every day they were on there would be sound check...
Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Film listing from August 1930

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Aug 25th Rookery Nook Sep 1st The Virginian 8th High Society Blues Mirror 15th Mamba 22nd Glorifying The Show Girl 29th Free and Easy Oct 6t...

1931 Film Listing

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January 5th The Sea Wolf Wings of Song Mickey Mouse Cartoon January 12th The Cuckoos January 19th Whoopee Mickey Mouse Cartoon January 26th ...

1932

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January 4th These Charming People The Sky Raiders January 11th Daddy Long Legs Stout Hearts and Willing Hands Bobby Jones on medium irons Ja...

1933

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January 2nd There Goes the Bride Iceman's Ball January 9th The First Year Lights Out January 16th The Old Dark House The Man Called Back...

1934

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January 1st Orders is Orders January 8th It's A Boy Charlie Chan's Greatest Case Birds in Spring January 15th College Humour January...

1935

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January 7th One Night in Love (U) Girl in Danger (A) January 14th The Camels are Coming (U) Fugitive Road (A) January 21st The Barrets of Wi...

1936

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January 5th The Passing of The Third Floor Back (U) Charity Premier in aid of the News Papers Press Fund. January 6th The Crusades (U) Janua...

1937

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January 4th Anthony Adverse (A) January 11th Poor Little Rich Girl ( ) January 18th All In (A) Hearts in Bondage (U) January 25th San Franci...

1938

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January 3rd Said O'Reilly to McNab (U) The Thirteenth Man (A) January 10th Wee Willie Wimkie (U) Big Business (U) January 17th The Emper...

The War Years

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The outbreak of war in September of 1939 meant the first break in the New Victoria's run. From the 1st to the 18th cinemas and theatres ...

1939

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January 2nd Hey, Hey, USA (U) Wives Under Suspicion (A) January 9th Crime School (A) Breaking The Ice (U) January 16th The Adventures of Mar...

1940

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January 1st Stanley and Livingstone (U) Donald Duck- Sea Scouts (U) The Scuttling of the Graf Spee (E) January 8th The Sun Never Sets (A) Th...

1941

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January 6th The Girl in The News (A) Dreaming Out Loud (U) January 13th Lucky Partners (U) One Crowded Night (A) January 20th Young People (...

1942

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January 5th The Reluctant Dragon (U) Father Steps Out (U) January 12th The Saint Meets The Tiger (A) They Meet Again (U) January 19th Moon O...
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