Warwick Cinema

18 Westley Road,
Birmingham, B27 7UH

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Mike_Blakemore
Mike_Blakemore on July 30, 2023 at 10:41 am

Well The Cinemas that Broadway Cinemas (Hewitson of Smethwick) had were taken over by “The Victoria Playhouse Group” Who as I write this still company own’s the site Bowling Alley and the Lazer downstairs. The Grandson runs the operation. Its a very complex situation of cinema ownership In many cases the left hand do’s not know what the right hand is doing. I was lucky as I knew most of the people involved. A lot of history of cinemas companies are myths. I have done a massive amount of digging to find out The Dirt..

Biffaskin
Biffaskin on July 30, 2023 at 7:32 am

Mike Blakemore’s comments are interesting, as the 1944 KYB give the owners as being the Broadway Cinema Circuit (N.C. Smith) General and Booking Manager B.H. Paul, booked at hall.

Mike_Blakemore
Mike_Blakemore on February 11, 2020 at 6:19 am

The Vitoria Place House Group took over in the 1950’s From Hewitson’s of Smethwick when they put up a number of their cinemas up for auction One of the others was the Broadway Cinema Bristol Road which they sold off to Joseph Cohen of Jacey with 24 hours

Mike_Blakemore
Mike_Blakemore on October 22, 2014 at 5:57 am

@ Harryrig. I was present at that demonstration I ran the Capitol at Alum Rock. and “The Regal was a sister Theatre to Ours

Harry Rigby
Harry Rigby on October 22, 2014 at 4:52 am

I visited this theatre in the 70s with the then manager of the Regal Leamington Spa to see a demonstration film of the Dolby sound system [mono in those days]. I think it was called “The Quiet Revolution”.

leexx
leexx on October 27, 2012 at 5:57 am

The Warwick closed in November 1991. the last showing was “Dead Again” with Kenneth Branagh. The manager stood up in front of the house at the end and gave an emotional speech thanking everyone for their patronage. It was quite an emotional evening. I was in the audience that night.