This book examines the rise and fall of the picture house in Britain before the advent of the dreary and unadventurous multiplex.
Author Biography
Hooked on films from the age of eleven, Allen Eyles, decided to make a living from his passion for cinema. He has written many film books, including careers studies of the Marx Brothers, John Wayne, Rex Harrison and others. After he obsereved the destruction of several notable cinemas, he began documenting their history and has authored books about the Gaumont, ABC and Granada circuits and is currently at work on a two-volume history of Odeon cinemas.
