Pathé news, ice creams. and cuddles on the double seats
THROWBACK THURSDAY: More of your memories of going to the cinema back in the day as JO KERRIGAN recalls the news reels, ice cream treats. and the odd romance!
BIG TREAT: Children queue to see ‘David Copperfield’ at the Savoy Cinema, Cork, in 1936
Jo Kerrigan
YOUR tales of going to the pictures are endless and every new anecdote is fascinating.
Last week Dermot Knowles regaled us with his lively memories of cinema-going in the 1950s and ’60s, and even thought up a quiz for Throwback Thursday readers.
Remember the newsreels which kept us up to date with world affairs, he asked? Which Cork cinemas showed Movietone News, Look At Life, and Pathé News?