astoria cinema by patricia downer 2 January 2010what is happening to this building6 replies Re: astoria cinema by Lawrence Leaney 3 January 2010Cant help you on that patricia as I dont keep up with all the news on Brighton but it bought back memories of seeing South Pacific there in what they called Todd AO i think. Saw lots more films there but this one was really outstanding. Musicals are considered Naff now though Re: astoria cinema by Sheila Jones 3 January 2010Hi Lawrence, Do you remember big mumma saying “You saxy”! Lovely film. Re: astoria cinema by Lawrence Leaney 4 January 2010certainly do sheila! but I think the most memorable bit was Mitzi Gaynor singing Gonna wash that man right out of my hair. All done on the beach with loads of Sailors/flyers. Fantastic! (And I think they copied the idea in the recent Mama Mia film!) By the way I’m not a film buff. Just remember happy times in Brighton in the 50’s Re: astoria cinema by Tim Sargeant 4 January 2010Some time ago, elsewhere on the site, I mentioned that I remembered South Pacific being on at The Astoria and said it seemed to be on for months; I recently read somewhere that it ran for 38 weeks! They don’t make ’em like that any more! TCS. Re: astoria cinema by Tim Sargeant 4 January 2010PS: I have a photo dated 17th March 1933 of The Astoria being built as some far-flung relative supplied all the glasswork. TCS. Re: astoria cinema by Roy Grant 4 January 2010Tim. And Hays furniture shop next to it was one of my Gran’s shops. Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
