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10/14/22 • 60 min
The Last Journey (1935), the first film in season two of Kino Quickies, is a seat-of-the-pants, nail-biting thriller set aboard a runaway train, directed by Bernard Vorhaus.
It stars Hugh Williams as Gerald Winter, Godfrey Tearle as Sir Wilfred Rhodes, Judy Gunn as Diana and Julien Mitchell as Bob Holt, the train driver whose suicidal mania is causing such a to-do.
Our guest for the Q&A is Dr Martin Stollery who knows a thing or two about editing as he wrote British Film Editors .
Your hosts are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper,
Book tickets for all future Kino quickies screening at our ticketing site.
Subscribe to our other film related podcast, Soho Bites and our non-film related one Mural Morsels.
Watch Lawrence's online talk about quota quickies - its title is controversial! Quota Quickies: the worst films ever made?
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Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog.
Well that was fascinating but now I want to find out more.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Kino Quickies podcast. It comes out a few days after each screening.
They don't just screen ninety year old films at the Kino - they show recent ones too! Keep up to date with their Twitter, Instagram and website.
Our sound engineer for this one (and the voice of "1930s man") was Robin Warren AKA Robin The Fog - follow him on Twitter.
We are delighted to have received support from Talking Pictures TV - the UK's best TV station. You can find them on your television on these channels: Sky 328, Freeview 82, Freesat 306 and Virgin 445 and register for their online catch-up service, 1 Listener
11/10/22 • 57 min
I Lived With You (1933) - a comedy starring Ivor Novello, based on a play that he wrote - is the third film in this second season of Kino Quickies.
Novello plays a homeless Russian prince who meets Gladys Wallis (Ursula Jeans) in the maze at Hampton Court and moves in with her family. His presence in this normal family home has chaotic effects on the whole household. Also starring Ida Lupino as Glad's sister, Ada and Eliot Makeham & Minnie Rayner as her parents, the film was directed by the most prolific director in UK film history, Maurice Elvey.
Our guest for the Q&A is the author John Snelson, who has written extensively about the performing arts and has a new book coming out soon about the history of British musicals.
I Lived With You has been released on DVD by Renown Films. Currently, however, all the copies available online are really expensive, so hopeully it will turn up on Talking Pictures TV and TPTV Encore soon.
Your hosts at Kino Quickies screenings are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper,
Book tickets for all future Kino quickies screening at our ticketing site.
Subscribe to our other film related podcast, Soho Bites and our non-film related one Mural Morsels.
Watch Lawrence's online talk about quota quickies - its title is controversial! Quota Quickies: the worst films ever made?
Follow Lawrence on Twitter.
Follow Kino Quickies on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
Join our MAILING LIST and never miss a screening again.
Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog.
Well that was fascinating but now I want t...
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04/26/22 • 59 min
The fourth film in the Kino Quickies season, screened on April 24th 2022, was Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from 1936.
Directed by George "King of the Quickies" King and starring Tod Slaughter, it's the well known story of the murderous barber who polishes off his victims who are then processed into pie filling by his next door neighbour. Yum!
Our specially invited expert guest for the post show Q&A, Jade Evans, had a minor disaster the night before the screening when she tested positive for the dreaded Covid. Luckily, we had the technology to enable her to attend remotely via the wonders of the internet and the sound quality was only slightly affected.
Follow Jade on Twitter or Instagram and find links to her research HERE.
Your hosts are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper
None of the prints of Sweeney Todd, as far as we can tell, are in perfect condition but if you'd like to watch a scratchy copy online, you can do that HERE.
And this British Pathe short feature starring Tod Slaughter is hoot!
Book tickets for any of the films in the Kino Quickies season HERE
Subscribe to our other film related podcast, Soho Bites.
On April 7th, our very own Lawrence Napper gave an online talk for Westminster Libraries called, Quota Quickies: the worst films ever made? If you missed it, all is not lost as it will soon be posted to YouTube. Watch this space for more details.
Follow Lawrence on Twitter
Follow Kino Quickies on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog
Well that was fascinating but now I want to find out more
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Kino Quickies podcast. It comes out a couple of days after each screening.
They don't just screen ninety year old films at the Kino - they show recent ones too! Keep up to date with their Twitter, Instagram and website.
Twiddling the knobs for this recording was Robin Warren AKA Robin the Fog - investigate him on his website and follow him on Twitter.
We are delighted to have received support from Talking Pictures TV - the UK's best TV station. You can find them on your television on these channels: Sky 3...
05/11/22 • 60 min
The fifth film in the Kino Quickies season, screened on May 8th 2022, was Say it With Flowers from 1934.
Directed by John Baxter, it's the simple story of a group of market traders who mount a benefit concert for their sick colleague. The film features performances from three of the biggest music hall stars of the Edwardian era, Charles Coburn, Marie Kendall and Florrie Forde.
Our guest for the Q&A was the Oscar nominated film composer and all round nice chap, Gary Yershon.
Gary talked about some really interesting stuff including a bit about this woman, who appalled by music hall.
There are three musical themes in title sequence to Say it With Flowers - this is one of them....
....and another is "Won't You Buy My Pretty Flowers" which is the song we all joined Gary in singing. If you too would like to have a little warble along to the podcast, you will find the lyrics HERE.
Your hosts are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper
Book tickets for any of the films in the Kino Quickies season HERE
Subscribe to our other film related podcast, Soho Bites.
On April 7th, our very own Lawrence Napper gave an online talk for Westminster Libraries called, Quota Quickies: the worst films ever made? If you missed it, all is not lost as it will soon be posted to YouTube. Watch this space for more details.
Follow Lawrence on Twitter
Follow Kino Quickies on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog
Well that was fascinating but now I want to find out more
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Kino Quickies podcast. It comes out a couple of days after each screening.
They don't just screen ninety year old films at the Kino - they show recent ones too! Keep up to date with their Twitter, Instagram and website.
Our sound engineer for this one was Neva Missirian.
We are delighted to have received support from Talking Pictures TV - the UK's best TV station. You can find them on your television on these channels: Sky 328, Freeview 82, Freesat 306 and Virgin 445 and register for their online catch-up service, TPTV Encore
05/27/22 • 57 min
The sixth and final film in Kino Quickies season 1, screened on May 22nd 2022, was Brief Ecstasy from 1937.
Directed by Edmond Gréville - who is probably most famous for directing Beat Girl several years later - it's the story of a love triangle made up of Helen (Linden Travers), her husband Paul (Paul Lukas) and her former lover, Jim (Hugh Williams).
The film is an early one from Ealing, so our special guest for the Q&A was Charles Barr, author of the seminal book about Ealing, "Ealing Studios"
Charles doesn't only know about Ealing though - he's also no slouch when it comes to Hitchcock.
Your hosts are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper
Subscribe to our other film related podcast, Soho Bites and our non-film related one Mural Morsels.
Watch Lawrence's online talk about quota quickies - its title is controversial! Quota Quickies: the worst films ever made?
Follow Lawrence on Twitter
Follow Kino Quickies on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
Join our MAILING LIST and never miss a screening again.
Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog
Well that was fascinating but now I want to find out more
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Kino Quickies podcast. It comes out a couple of days after each screening.
They don't just screen ninety year old films at the Kino - they show recent ones too! Keep up to date with their Twitter, Instagram and website.
Our sound engineer for this one was Nick Randall - he of the Scratch n Sniff podcast
We are delighted to have received support from Talking Pictures TV - the UK's best TV station. You can find them on your television on these channels: Sky 328, Freeview 82, Freesat 306 and Virgin 445 and register for their online catch-up service, TPTV Encore
You can hear the...
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Kino Quickies
01/29/22 • 11 min
Welcome to this preview episode of the Kino quickies podcast.
Book tickets for any of the films in the Kino Quickies season HERE
Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog
Well that was fascinating but now I want to find out more
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Kino Quickies podcast. It comes out a couple of days after each screening.
Follow Kino Quickies on Twitter for updates
You can even follow us on Facebook!
The Kino have a website too and they’re also on Twitter and even Instagram
Your hosts are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper
Information about the special guests can be found in the listings below.
THE SEASON:
Sunday March 13th at 1:30pm The Ghost Camera (1933)
A surprisingly funny murder / comedy /mystery drama, it stars Henry Kendall, Ida Lupino and a very young John Mills. Our special guest for the post screening Q&A is film critic & historian, Pam Hutchinson.
Running time: 66 mins
Watch a clip HERE
Sunday March 27th at 1:30pm Death at Broadcasting House (1934).
A murder mystery set and partly shot at the BBC's (then) brand new headquarters. An actor is murdered whilst performing live on air before the shocked ears of millions of listeners. Josephine Botting, curator of the BFI National Archive is our guest for the Q&A.
Running time: 71 mins
Watch a clip HERE
Sunday April 10th at 1:30pm The Phantom Light (1935).
Directed by a young Michael Powell and starring Gordon Harker and Binnie Hale, the action centres on an isolated lighthouse where the previous lighthouse keeper has been mysteriously murdered. Composer and silent film accompanist. Neil Brand, joins us for the Q&A.
Running time: 76 mins
Watch a clip HERE
Sunday April 24th at 1:30pm Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
Anybody fancy a pie? Tod Slaughter stars in this ripe melodrama based on his highly successful stage play of the same name. Our special guest for the Q&A is Jade Evans, who is a currently writing a PhD on UK film stardom from 1920-1970.
Running time: 76 mins
Watch a clip HERE
Sunday May 8th at 1:30pm Say it With Flowers (1934)
Kind-hearted market traders stage a fundraising concert featuring some of the most famous music hall artists of day. A fascinating glimpse of these long gone performers, some of whom began their careers in the 1870s. We're joined by Oscar nominated film & theatre composer Gary Yershon for the Q&A.
Running time: 71 mins
Watch a clip
03/30/22 • 64 min
The second film in the Kino Quickies season, screened on March 27th 2022, was Death at Broadcasting House from 1934.
In the futuristic and glamorous surroundings of the BBC's brand new headquarters, an actor is murdered while performing in a radio drama, live on air, before the unsuspecting ears of millions of listeners.
Our specially invited expert guest for the post show Q&A was Dr Josephine Botting, curator at the BFI National Archive
Follow Josephine Botting on Twitter
Your hosts are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper
Death at Broadcasting House was based on a novel of the same name by Val Gielgud and Holt Marvell. The book is now out of print and very expensive to buy second hand - however, the story was serialised for the Sydney Morning Herald in 1934 and you can read this (unfortunately low quality) scan of that serialistion HERE.
The film is available to buy on DVD from our friends at Network Distribution.
In the film, one of the key plot points is the that the murder happens to be recorded on a new piece of technology called a Blattnerphone, although the device itself is never shown in the movie. The audience at the Kino was treated to a picture of one. You can see that and hear an example of an actual Blatterphone recording HERE
The Inventor of the Blattnerphone was Ludwig Blattner - an interesting man who was a major player in early UK film.
Book tickets for any of the films in the Kino Quickies season HERE
Jo Botting runs monthly screenings of interesting, obscure and rare vintage films on Tuesday evenings at the BFI. Details HERE
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Our in-house Quota Quickie expert, Dr Lawrence is giving an online talk on April 7th about.... yes you guessed it.... Quota Quickies! It’s called, Quota Quickies: the worst films ever made? and you can register for free HERE
Follow Lawrence on Twitter
Follow Kino Quickies on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog
Well that was fascinating but now I want to find out more
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Kino Quickies podcast. It comes out a couple of days after each screening.
They don't just scree...
10/26/22 • 59 min
The Impassive Footman (1932), is the earliest film in Kino Quickies season 2. It's a tense melodrama about an unhappy marriage, a foiled affair and a doctor's dilemma, all watched over by a mysterious -you might even say impassive - footman.
The film stars George Curzon as the eponymous footman, Betty Stockfeld & Allan Jeayes as the married couple at the centre of the film and Owen Nares as dashing young doctor, Bryan Daventry.
NOBODY is credited as the film's director - the candidates are its producer, Basil Dean and Graham Cutts. We try to get to the bottom of this in the Q&A.
Our guest for the Q&A is comedian and host of the Talking Pictures TV Podcast, Mel Byron.
The TPTV podcast is mostly made up of reviews of upcoming films submitted by TPTV viewers. Mel and the team are always looking for new contributors - especially of the lady variety because it's currently a bit chap-heavy. If you'd like to take part, get in touch with them on Twitter, Facebook or by email.
And you can follow Mel on Twitter
The Impassive Footman is available as part of a DVD box set which you can buy here.
Your hosts at Kino Quickies screenings are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper,
Book tickets for all future Kino quickies screening at our ticketing site.
Subscribe to our other film related podcast, Soho Bites and our non-film related one Mural Morsels.
Watch Lawrence's online talk about quota quickies - its title is controversial! Quota Quickies: the worst films ever made?
Follow Lawrence on Twitter.
Follow Kino Quickies on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
Join our MAILING LIST and never miss a screening again.
Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog.
Well that was fascinating but now I want to find out more
03/15/22 • 50 min
To kick off the Kino Quickies season on March 13th 2022, we picked a sure fire crowd pleaser. The Ghost Camera is a comedy / mystery / thriller starring Henry Kendall as John Gray, Ida Lupino as May Elton and John Mills as her brother, Ernest.
When John Gray finds a camera on the back seat of his car, he develops the film to try to find out the owner. What he discovers sets him on the path to danger, adventure and, perhaps, love.
The film was directed by Bernard Vorhaus and edited by a very young David Lean.
Our specially invited expert guest for the post show Q&A was film critic & historian, Pam Hutchinson.
Book tickets for any of the films in the Kino Quickies season HERE
Here's a very good article explaining what Quota Quickies are from the Cinema History Blog
Well that was fascinating but now I want to find out more
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Kino Quickies podcast. It comes out a couple of days after each screening.
Follow Kino Quickies on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
They don't just screen ninety year old films at the Kino - they show recent ones too! Keep up to date with their Twitter, Instagram and website.
Your hosts are Dom Delargy and Dr Lawrence Napper
Riding the faders and twiddling the knobs for this recording was Robin Warren AKA Robin The Fog who has a busy and diverse portfolio of work. Find him on Twitter or on his website and you can also hear him on Resonance FM.
Follow Pam on Twitter
Follow Lawrence on Twitter
We are delighted to have received support from Talking Pictures TV - the UK's best TV station. You can find them on your television on these channels: Sky 328, Freeview 82, Freesat 306 and Virgin 445 and register for their online catch-up service, TPTV Encore
You can hear the trailer preview episode of the Kino Quickies HERE.
The next Kino Quickies screening is Death at Broadcasting House (1934) on March 27th. Our special guest will be Josephine Botting, curator at the BFI. Don't forget to
10/30/23 • 47 min
For our first film at a venue other than the Kino, Bermondsey, we were delighted to be hosted on October 8th 2023 at the gorgeous Garden Cinema for our screening of The Gaunt Stranger (1938).
Based on a novel by Edgar Wallace, The Gaunt Stranger is the story of a mysterious criminal called "The Ringer" who, although supposedly dead, has threatened to kill a corrupt lawyer called Maurice Meister at a specific time and date.
Directed by Walter Forde with a screenplay by Sidney Gilliat, The Gaunt Stranger has a small place in history for being the first film to be produced at Ealing studios by Michael Balcon. It stars Mr Jessie Matthews himself, Sonnie Hale, along with Patrick Barr, Alexander Knox, Wilfrid Lawson and the ever fragrant & delightful Patricia Roc.
Our guest for the Q&A was Dr Adrian Smith of the University of Sussex - not this Dr Adrian Smith of the University of Sussex or even this one but this one.
Adrian is on Twitter, has two podcasts - The Wild, Wild Podcast & Second Features and recently published a book about the late Norman J Warren.
Buy your very own copy of the The Gaunt Stranger on DVD....
...and listen to this 1973 BBC radio adaptation.
Visit London's newest and most beautiful independent cinema, The Garden Cinema and follow them on Twitter. They also have a brilliant membership scheme.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Kino Quickies have?
Kino Quickies currently has 15 episodes available.
What topics does Kino Quickies cover?
The podcast is about Film History, Film Interviews, Podcasts and Tv & Film.
What is the most popular episode on Kino Quickies?
The episode title 'Kino Quickies 07 - The Last Journey (1935) with Martin Stollery' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Kino Quickies?
The average episode length on Kino Quickies is 52 minutes.
How often are episodes of Kino Quickies released?
Episodes of Kino Quickies are typically released every 15 days.
When was the first episode of Kino Quickies?
The first episode of Kino Quickies was released on Jan 29, 2022.
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