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BOOK OFFER: ELECTRIC PICTURES

A guide to the Film, Film-Makers and Cinemas of Worthing and Shoreham.

Paperback Book

By Ellen Cheshire and James Clarke, with a foreword by David Leland & introduction by Melody Bridges.

Electric Pictures commemorates 120 years of film in the Sussex coastal towns of Worthing and Shoreham, capturing the region’s rich cinematic legacy and its place in British film history. From film-making pioneers to blockbuster films and key events in the film history of the coast, this volume draws on research from film archives and local history resources to tell the story of the south coast film world. Richly illustrated and featuring contributions from local historians and film and theatre specialists, this book also includes an additional Heritage Trail guide that reveals key filming locations and the towns’ cinemas.

Lt Walter Cole first brought ‘Electric Animated Photos’ to the Pier Pavilion on Worthing Pier in 1896.

Nicholas Lyndhurst’s grandfather, Francis Lyndhurst, built an innovative and very expensive glass studio on Shoreham beach in 1914.

London stage stars moved to Shoreham and became film stars.

Thomas Hardy contributed to the adaptation of The Mayor of Casterbridge, the first full length adaptation of one of his novels, in 1921.

Hours of work from hundreds of people were required for planning, filming, set building, costume making, ‘hand cranking’, acting, editing, distributing and then
promoting a film.

All this and much more in this fascinating book!