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SUTTON COLDFIELD HERITAGE FILMS
20 September @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
As part of the Sutton Coldfield Heritage Week, Highbury Theatre and Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers are showing a variety of short films featuring various aspects of Sutton Coldfield’s past throughout the day.
There will also be opportunities to chat about the films with Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers and Highbury Theatre members.
The three showings are at: 11:00-12:00, 12:30-13:30, 14:00-15:00. Details of the films to be shown in each session are given below.
11:00-12:00
Sutton (1939/40) – A look around Sutton (10 mins)
A Helping Hand (1950) – A short comedy starting on Boldmere Road (3 mins)
Commuter Commotion – A flight of fancy based on advertising in the mid-1960s (8 mins)
The Brush Off – A 1960s door-to-door salesman bags a prize (9 mins)
A Summer’s Day (1949/51) – A day trip with a picnic and a holiday in Weston-super-Mare (11 mins)
Taken for a Ride – The cine society have a day out in Bridgnorth with a narration in the style of Mariott Edgar (9 mins)
12:30-13:30
The Construction of Highbury Theatre (1937-1942) – Restored film showing the early days of the theatre (33 mins)
Installation of the Mayor (1967) – The installation of Councillor F E Whitfield as Mayor of Sutton Coldfield (3 mins)
Scout Jamboree (1957) – Film of the Jamboree showing setting up the camp and the visit of Queen Elizabeth II (20 mins)
14:00-15:00
Around Sutton Coldfield (1967) – A tour around Sutton Coldfield (7 mins)
Playing for Time (1952) – An arresting comedy (13 mins)
A Funny Thing Happened (1968) – Confusion with umbrellas (10 mins)
Treasure Hunt Compilation – Competitive days out in the 1950s (9 mins)
One Man’s Metre – Young actors explain metrification in the 1970s (10 mins)
The Old Tyrant – Sutton’s winter turns to spring (3 mins)
Tickets are free but please book in advance if possible.
