Photos: (main) FUNNY FACE (left to right) REAR WINDOW, THE GRASSHOPPER, FOUR CHIMNEYS
THE SEASON. The Edinburgh Film Guild celebrated both its 30th Anniversary and its move to a new ‘Film House’ during the 1959-1960 season.
SCREENINGS The main performances took place at the CALEY PICTUREHOUSE, Lothian Road, with special season screenings at the new GUILD CINEMA, 3 Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh.
THE FILMS (main performances) included FOUR CHIMNEYS (Where Chimneys Are Seen) (1953) Heinosuke Gosho. FRENCH CAN-CAN (1955) Jean Renoir. PAPA, MAMA, THE MAID AND I (1954) Jean-Paul Le Chanois. SUMMER MADNESS (1955) David Lean. ROMEO AND JULIET (1954) Renato Castellani. THE GRASSHOPPER (1955) Samson Samsonov. FUGITIVE IN BELGRADE (1959) V Pogacic. THE GODDESS (1958) John Cromwell. MISTER ROBERTS (1955) Mervyn LeRoy, John Ford. FUNNY FACE (1957) Stanley Donen.
GUILD THEATRE SPECIAL SEASON “With the building of the new and larger cinema it is now possible for the Guild to run more frequent special “seasons” for members….” The first season was “devoted to the films of ALFRED HITCHCOCK” and were held at fortnightly intervals (alternating with the Caley Picturehouse screenings). Films were: THE LADY VANISHES. WRONG MAN. DIAL ‘M’ FOR MURDER. REAR WINDOW and THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY.
THE NEW ‘FILM HOUSE’ AT RANDOLPH CRESCENT “has a larger, more comfortable cinema with a “raked” floor and tip-up seats…and with both 35 mm and 16 mm projector capable of encompassing every shape and size of screen. The Library…contains hundreds of volumes on every aspect of the cinema, and a collection of 25,000 “stills”, which is one of the largest in the country. Guild “members were provided with the additional facility of Club premises in the elegant and spacious lounges in Film House. The club is licensed and offers to members a service of morning coffee, light lunches and evening snacks attractively presented at reasonable prices.”
LECTURES The Film Appreciation Group Series, conducted by Mr Arthur D. Brown, consisted of four lectures, held fortnightly and illustrated by film excerpts. “The Guild organises DISCUSSION GROUPS and lectures by visiting film celebrities, while the EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL, which it founded, has now attained the widest international importance.”
- Note: Quotations are from the Edinburgh Film Guild Season Programme 1959-1960.
Below: Programme of the 1959-1960 Season (click on image to enlarge)
