All Super Cinerama Cinema
57 S. Tay Street,
Dundee,
DD1 1NP
57 S. Tay Street,
Dundee,
DD1 1NP
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Previously operated by: J.B. Milne Theatres
Firms: Miller & Browning
Previous Names: Tay Street Cinema, Cinerama Cinema
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St. John’s Church was built in the mid-1800’s. It was converted into the Tay Street Cinema which opened on 24th June 1918, when architectural firm Miller & Browning had added a balcony. It was operated by Thomson Pennycook and re-named Cinerama Cinema. By 1922 it was operated by John Pennycook. Around 1930 it was equipped with a British Talking Pictures(BTP) sound system.
In 1952 it became part of the J.B. Milne circuit and was re-named All Super Cinerama Cinema. It was closed in 1962 and was demolished in 1964. The site is now a car park.
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Ken Roe
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Dundee newspaper archives show that this was the ‘Tay Street Cinema’ from its opening on Monday 24 June 1918 until Saturday 12 March 1921. The following Monday, 14 March, it was managed by Thomson Pennycook (not Pennycock) as the Cinerama, its name until closure in 1962.
There is no evidence of James Joseph (not George) Bennell having run it as part of his BB circuit.
In Dundee, he ran film shows at the Empire theatre, which described his films, commencing 8 June 1908, as ‘Spleet New to Dundee’, and at Gilfillan Hall where he began with shows throughout September 1908. On 2 August 1909 he opened ‘permanent picture entertainment’ at the Palace theatre, behind Nethergate’s Queen’s Hotel. The 1911-1912 Dundee Directory listed him running the BB Picture Palace at 160 Nethergate, and leasing the Empire.
My article about Bennell and the historical use of the word ‘cinerama’ was in the CTA Bulletin, Vol 54, No 4, July/August 2022, pp 14,15.