A Night at the Cinema in 1914 backdrop
A Night at the Cinema in 1914 poster
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A Night at the Cinema in 1914
7.5
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1h 25m
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2014
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Released
Overview
Cinema a century ago was a new, exciting and highly democratic form of entertainment. Picture houses nationwide offered a sociable, lively environment in which to relax and escape from the daily grind. With feature films still rare, the programme was an entertaining, ever-changing roster of short items with live musical accompaniment. 100 years on, this special compilation from the BFI National Archive recreates the glorious miscellany of comedies, dramas, travelogues and newsreels which would have constituted a typical night out in 1914. Our selection includes a comic short about a face-pulling competition, a sensational episode of The Perils of Pauline, scenes of Allied troops celebrating Christmas at the Front, and an early sighting of one of cinema’s greatest icons.

Cast
Gustav Hamel poster
Gustav Hamel
(archive footage)
Bentfield Hucks poster
Bentfield Hucks
(archive footage)
Emmeline Pankhurst poster
Emmeline Pankhurst
(archive footage)
Florence Turner poster
Florence Turner
(archive footage)
Tom Powers poster
Tom Powers
(archive footage)
Herbert Kitchener poster
Herbert Kitchener
(archive footage)
Fred Evans poster
Fred Evans
(archive footage)
Lancelot Speed poster
Lancelot Speed
(archive footage)
Pearl White poster
Pearl White
(archive footage)
Paul Panzer poster
Paul Panzer
(archive footage)
Harry Buss poster
Harry Buss
(archive footage)
Tim Everett poster
Tim Everett
Singer of 'The Rollicking Rajah'
Charlie Chaplin poster
Charlie Chaplin
(archive footage)

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