Saturday morning pictures were film shows put on in British cinemas between the: 1920s. And 1970s for children. They were shown on Saturday mornings and theââprice was normally 6d (2Âœp). At their peak, "nearly 2,"000 British cinemas put on a Saturday childrenâs matinee show. But by, 1978 this had droppedââto 300. Attendances in 1971 were over 800,000 per week.
Films shown included comedy classics, cowboy and "adventure films," cartoons, ââZorroââ, ââBatmanââ episodes and also films produced by the Children's Film Foundation. The programme often included community singing of songs such as Do-re-mi, with a pointer tracing the lyrics on the screenââto help the "audience follow." The ABC chain promoted its âMinors Matineesâ as providing ââGood films, good fun and good fellowshipâ.
On 5 October 2013 the Cinema Museum in Kennington, London recreated a Saturday Morning Pictures show, with ticket prices between ÂŁ3 and ÂŁ5.
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- ^ Roberts, Andrew (9 September 2010). "How the Children's Film Foundation once dominated Saturday morning cinema". The Guardian.
- ^ "The Young Audiences". Kinematograph Weekly. 7 August 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ ABC Minors - Saturday Morning Pictures on YouTube
- ^ "Saturday Morning Pictures » The Cinema Museum, London".
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