Alfred hitchcock in east london

[cinema lane]

The special event ‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’ will be held on Saturday 27 June.



As part of the Mayor’s ‘Story of London Festival’ and to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Britain’s first talking picture ‘Blackmail’, the McGuffin Film Society presents a celebration of the legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. The event will feature a screening of ‘Blackmail’ followed by the world premiere of the new 65 minute documentary ‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’.



‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’ retraces Hitchcock’s footsteps around Leytonstone, Limehouse, Stratford and Hackney and reveals how his early London life profoundly influenced his later work. The film also examines Hitchcock’s associations with the long forgotten Walthamstow film industry and tells the previously untold story of his support for a local cinema during the height of his Hollywood fame.



The documentary identifies the key sites from the director’s youth which still exist today and features contributions from Roy Ward Baker (assistant director, ‘The Lady Vanishes’), Charles Barr (author of the seminal ‘English Hitchcock’), veteran actor Murray Melvin and numerous others. It paints a portrait of Hitchcock and his roots which is radically different to previous biographies and documentaries.



“a fascinating insight” – Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.



The event will be held from 8pm on Saturday 27 June at the Heathcote Music Venue, 344 Grove Green Road, London E11 4EA. Admission is £5. Further details can be found on the ‘Current Programme’ page.



For those unable to attend, a limited edition DVD of ‘Alfred Hitchcock in East London’ can be ordered from the ‘Merchandise’ page.

httpwww.mcguffin.info

[orpheum]

If only this could have been shown at the Granada Walthamstow.I have happy memoties of my Sunday mornings spent at organ concerts.

[billy bentley]

Does anyone know what the cinema in Leytonstone would have been ? As a nipper I only went to Leytonstone to visit some elderly relatives and a department store (can't remember the name now).