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Army Kinema Corporation Globe Cinema Oldenburg (Crerar Barracks) Film Listings for JANUARY 1957 Army Kinema Corporation Globe Cinema Oldenburg (Crerar Barracks) Film Listings for JANUARY 1957 Type of colour Film screen Class- Initial release Day, date, month, year Film title motion picture Starring Shown format ification date, location production September 1, Twice nightly, Gene Kelly, Don Dooley, Tuesday 1 January 1957 Cinemascope IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER Eastmancolor ‘U’ 1955 (Ohio, 6pm & 8:30pm Cyd Charisse USA) Twice nightly, Humphrey Bogart, September 2, Wednesday 2 January 1957 Cinemascope THE LEFT HAND OF GOD Deluxe Color ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Gene Tierney, Lee J. Comb 1955 (LA, USA) Twice nightly, Humphrey Bogart, September 2, Thursday 3 January 1957 Cinemascope THE LEFT HAND OF GOD Deluxe Color ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Gene Tierney, Lee J. Comb 1955 (LA, USA) Twice nightly, Jean Simmons, Guy Madison, May 2, 1956 Friday 4 January 1957 Cinemascope HILDA CRANE Technicolor ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Jean Pierre Aumont (NYC, USA) Twice nightly, Jean Simmons, Guy Madison, May 2, 1956 Saturday 5 January 1957 Cinemascope HILDA CRANE Technicolor ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Jean Pierre Aumont (NYC, USA) Twice nightly, Michele Morgan, Pierre Brasseur, March 18, 1955 Sunday 6 January 1957 Cinemascope OASIS Eastmancolor ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm Carnell Borchers (West Germany) Twice nightly, December 21, Monday 7 January 1957 Cinemascope THE INDIAN FIGHTER Eastmancolor Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli ‘U’ 1955 (NYC, 6pm & 8:30pm USA) Twice nightly, December 21, Tuesday 8 January 1957 Cinemascope THE INDIAN FIGHTER Eastmancolor Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli ‘U’ 1955 (NYC, 6pm & 8:30pm USA) Twice nightly, Donald Sinden, Diana Doris, December 13, Wednesday 9 January 1957 VistaVision AN ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY Technicolor ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm Jean Carson 1955 (London) Twice nightly, Donald Sindden, Diana Doris, December 13, Thursday 10 January 1957 VistaVision AN ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY Technicolor ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm Jean Carson 1955 (London) Twice nightly, December 1955 Friday 11 January 1957 Cinemascope HELL ON FRISCO BAY Warnercolor Alan Lodd, Edward G. Robinson ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm (USA; limited) Twice nightly, December 1955 Saturday 12 January 1957 Cinemascope HELL ON FRISCO BAY Warnercolor Alan Lodd, Edward G. Robinson ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm (USA; limited) Twice nightly, February 10, Sunday 13 January 1957 THE LONE RANGER Technicolor Clayton Moore, Bonita Granville ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm 1956 (USA) Twice nightly, April 17, 1955 Monday 14 January 1957 SuperScope THE BOLD AND THE BRAVE Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm (USA) Twice nightly, April 17, 1955 Tuesday 15 January 1957 SuperScope THE BOLD AND THE BRAVE Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm (USA) Twice nightly, June 5, 1956 Wednesday 16 January 1957 Cinemascope PACIFIC DESTINY Eastmancolor Denholm Elliot, Susan Stephen ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm (London) Twice nightly, June 5, 1956 Thursday 17 January 1957 Cinemascope PACIFIC DESTINY Eastmancolor Denholm Elliot, Susan Stephen ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm (London) Twice nightly, Gleen Ford, Ernest Borgnine, March 1956 Friday 18 January 1957 Cinemascope JUBAL Technicolor ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Valerie French (UK) Twice nightly, Gleen Ford, Ernest Borgnine, March 1956 Saturday 19 January 1957 Cinemascope JUBAL Technicolor ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Valerie French (UK) Twice nightly, Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Sunday 20 January 1957 THE LONG ARM ‘U’ June 1956 (UK) 6pm & 8:30pm Dorothy Allison Twice nightly, Richard Burton, Fredric March, March 22, 1956 Monday 21 January 1957 Cinemascope ALEXANDER THE GREAT Technicolor ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Claire Bloom (UK) Twice nightly, Richard Burton, Fredric March, March 22, 1956 Tuesday 22 January 1957 Cinemascope ALEXANDER THE GREAT Technicolor ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Claire Bloom (UK) April 29, 1956 Twice nightly, James Stewart, Doris Day, Wednesday 23 January 1957 VistaVision THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH Technicolor ‘A’ (Cannes Film Bernhard Miles 6pm & 8:30pm Festival) April 29, 1956 Twice nightly, James Stewart, Doris Day, Thursday 23 January 1957 VistaVision THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH Technicolor ‘A’ (Cannes Film Bernhard Miles 6pm & 8:30pm Festival) Twice nightly, Gordon MacRoe, Shirley Jones, February 16, Friday 24 January 1957 Cinemascope CAROUSEL Eastmancolor ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm Cameron Mitchell 1956 (USA) Twice nightly, Gordon MacRoe, Shirley Jones, February 16, Saturday 25 January 1957 Cinemascope CAROUSEL Eastmancolor ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm Cameron Mitchell 1956 (USA) Twice nightly, May Milland, Joan Collins, October 1, 1955 Sunday 27 January 1957 Cinemascope THE GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING Deluxe Color ‘A’ 6pm & 8:30pm Farley Granger (USA) Twice nightly, Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, April 4, 1956 Monday 28 January 1967 Cinemascope MAVERICK QUEEN Tricolor ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm Scott Brady (USA) Twice nightly, Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, April 4, 1956 Tuesday 29 January 1957 Cinemascope MAVERICK QUEEN Tricolor ‘U’ 6pm & 8:30pm Scott Brady (USA) 1956 (UK); Twice nightly, John Mills, Cecil Parker, Wednesday 30 January 1957 IT’S GREAT TO BE YOUNG Technicolor ‘U’ December 26, Dorothey Bromiley 6pm & 8:30pm 1956 (Sweden) 1956 (UK); Twice nightly, John Mills, Cecil Parker, Thursday 31 January 1957 IT’S GREAT TO BE YOUNG Technicolor ‘U’ December 26, Dorothey Bromiley 6pm & 8:30pm 1956 (Sweden) Between 1950 and 1963, the British Board of Film Classification issued the following certificates to classify films and give guidance to audiences on the content and language of the film. These designations were used by the Army Kinema Corporation (AKC) in its cinema programmes: U stands for Universal and is suitable for children; A stands for Adult and children must be accompanied by an adult to watch this film. For the first time, a compulsory certificate, X, was introduced allowing only those aged 16 and older to enter, replacing the H certificate that was used between 1932-1950. Credit: Andrew Mactavish Credit: Andrew Mactavish Scanned originals from Andrew Mactavish’s personal scrapbook of his National Service. Andrew served at the Crerar Barracks in Oldenburg from November 1956 until May 1957. .
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