The cinema was built for George Black’s brother, Alfred. George Black ran the variety theatres known as Moss Empire, of which the London Palladium was the jewel in the crown, whereas my grandfather, Alfred, was a film man. Their younger brother Edward was with Gainsborough Pictures and produced films during the war such as Millions Like Us (starring Patricia Roc and Eric Porter) and The Man in Grey (with James Mason, Margaret Lockwood and Stewart Granger). Both Edward and George died in the 1940s. I believe the chain were sold to Curzon in 1965 when my grandfather retired. Alfred Black died in 1973.
The cinema was built for George Black’s brother, Alfred. George Black ran the variety theatres known as Moss Empire, of which the London Palladium was the jewel in the crown, whereas my grandfather, Alfred, was a film man. Their younger brother Edward was with Gainsborough Pictures and produced films during the war such as Millions Like Us (starring Patricia Roc and Eric Porter) and The Man in Grey (with James Mason, Margaret Lockwood and Stewart Granger). Both Edward and George died in the 1940s. I believe the chain were sold to Curzon in 1965 when my grandfather retired. Alfred Black died in 1973.