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Glen Cinema Poster
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A poster for the Glen Cinema in Culter advertising showings of <i>Home at Seven</i> (1952), <i>Bride of the Gorilla</i> (1951), <i>Call of the Jungle</i> (1944) and <i>Prison Mutiny</i> (1943). The Glen Cinemas company showed films in various venues throughout the North East of Scotland during the 1930s to early 60s. One of these venues was Culter Community Centre. Glen Cinemas was founded in 1936 by a local man called Arthur M. Burns. The company folded in 1961. Cinema equipment from the Culter Glen Cinema remained in the community centre for around 21 years before being sold by Burns to the London based collector Ronald Grant. Grant was born in Banchory and worked as a projectionist in the Playhouse, Majestic and Kingsway cinemas in Aberdeen. He was also the assistant general manager of the Cosmo 2 in Diamond Street, before moving to the British Film Institute in London in 1967. The Ronald Grant Archive of Film and Cinematic Memorabilia remains active today. Glen Cinemas also operated in the Shepherd's Hall in Bucksburn (also known as the Argosy Ballroom). See the <i>Aberdeen Press & Journal</i> article 'Culter "upset" over cinema history loss' from 14th September 1982, page 3, and Michael Thomson's book <i>Silver Screen in the Silver City</i> (1988) for more information on Glen Cinemas.
A poster for the Glen Cinema in Culter advertising showings of
Home at Seven
(1952),
Bride of the Gorilla
(1951),
Call of the Jungle
(1944) and
Prison Mutiny
(1943).
The Glen Cinemas company showed films in various venues throughout the North East of Scotland during the 1930s to early 60s. One of these venues was Culter Community Centre.
Glen Cinemas was founded in 1936 by a local man called Arthur M. Burns. The company folded in 1961. Cinema equipment from the Culter Glen Cinema remained in the community centre for around 21 years before being sold by Burns to the London based collector Ronald Grant.
Grant was born in Banchory and worked as a projectionist in the Playhouse, Majestic and Kingsway cinemas in Aberdeen. He was also the assistant general manager of the Cosmo 2 in Diamond Street, before moving to the British Film Institute in London in 1967. The Ronald Grant Archive of Film and Cinematic Memorabilia remains active today.
Glen Cinemas also operated in the Shepherd's Hall in Bucksburn (also known as the Argosy Ballroom).
See the
Aberdeen Press & Journal
article 'Culter "upset" over cinema history loss' from 14th September 1982, page 3, and Michael Thomson's book
Silver Screen in the Silver City
(1988) for more information on Glen Cinemas.
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Aberdeen Local Studies
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