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The Smallest Show on Earth
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Mon 15 Sep · 14:30

As part of Heritage Open Days, we are celebrating the history and power of film with this Ealing-esque comedy about running and restoring an old cinema,

Comedy • Charming • British

Part of Memory Matinees

Part of Heritage Is Open

A struggling London novelist and his wife inherit a cinema in a long-lost relative's will. Upon arriving in provincial 'Sloughborough', the imagine this means the town's regal Grand cinema. In fact they've accrued local, debt-ridden, rat ridden flea pit The Bijou - its marquee letters vibrating to passing trains - and it's three squabbling staff.

Naturally the plucky out-of-towners opt to renovate, with the help of eccentric scene-stealers Peter Sellers and Margaret Rutherford

Details

Duration

1hr 20mins

Director

Basil Dearden

Distributor

Park Circus

Featuring

Virginia McKenna • Bill Travers • Peter Sellers

Year

1957

Country of origin

Language

English

Strobe lighting

Content guidance

No content warnings identified

Strands & seasons

Part of Memory Matinees

Rooted in the idea that a trip to the cinema is a powerful way to reconnect with memories, Memory Matinees provide a safe and inclusive way for audiences living with dementia to visit HPPH.

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Part of Heritage Is Open

Gain further insight behind the scenes of our cinema with free Heritage Open Day events, including guided cinema and projection room tours, family friendly films and activities and a talk from local historian Jane Ellis on the old cinemas of Leeds.

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Sat 13 Sep – Sun 14 Sep

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Mon 15 Sep · 14:30