On This Day - Scala Cinema
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On this day (13th November) in 1992, the Scala Cinema was showing Remember My Name, Crimes Of Passion and Psycho as a triple bill tribute to Anthony Perkins who had died in September that year.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
On this day (13th November) in 1992, the Scala Cinema was showing Remember My Name, Crimes Of Passion and Psycho as a triple bill tribute to Anthony Perkins who had died in September that year.
On this day (12th November) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover as the Gay Critics’ Choice for a Benefit for the National Council of Civil Liberties.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
On this day (12th November) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover as the Gay Critics’ Choice for a Benefit for the National Council of Civil Liberties.
On this day (11th November) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Romance Sentimentale, Battleship Potemkin and Man With A Movie Camera as a triple bill.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
On this day (11th November) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Romance Sentimentale, Battleship Potemkin and Man With A Movie Camera as a triple bill.
On this day (10th November) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Santa Claus Conquers The Martians and Billy The Kid Versus Dracula as an evening double bill.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
On this day (10th November) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Santa Claus Conquers The Martians and Billy The Kid Versus Dracula as an evening double bill.
On this day (9th November) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing The System aka The Girl-Getters, Room At The Top and The Criminal aka Concrete Jungle as a British Realism triple bill.
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
On this day (9th November) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing The System aka The Girl-Getters, Room At The Top and The Criminal aka Concrete Jungle as a British Realism triple bill.
On this night (8th November) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing ¡Three Amigos!, Back To School, Crimewave, Easy Money and Yellowbeard as a ‘Wild & Crazy & Fat’ All-nighter.
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
On this night (8th November) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing ¡Three Amigos!, Back To School, Crimewave, Easy Money and Yellowbeard as a ‘Wild & Crazy & Fat’ All-nighter.
On this day (7th November) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Little Murders and The Secret Life Of An American Wife as a double bill.
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
On this day (7th November) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Little Murders and The Secret Life Of An American Wife as a double bill.
On this night (6th November) on 1982, the Scala Cinema was showing Black Dragons, Chandu On The Magic Island, The Corpse Vanishes, The Mysterious Mr. Wong, Murder By Television, Scared To Death and Ghosts On The Loose as a Bela Lugosi All-nighter.
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
On this night (6th November) on 1982, the Scala Cinema was showing Black Dragons, Chandu On The Magic Island, The Corpse Vanishes, The Mysterious Mr. Wong, Murder By Television, Scared To Death and Ghosts On The Loose as a Bela Lugosi All-nighter.
On this day (5th November) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was presenting Jacob Holdt’s multimedia show American Pictures in conjunction with Camden Council’s Race and Relations Committee.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
On this day (5th November) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was presenting Jacob Holdt’s multimedia show American Pictures in conjunction with Camden Council’s Race and Relations Committee.
On this night (4th November) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Colors, The Warriors, The Wanderers and Bad Boys as a Gang Warfare all-nighter.
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
On this night (4th November) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Colors, The Warriors, The Wanderers and Bad Boys as a Gang Warfare all-nighter.
On this day (3rd November) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing Cry Of The City and Panic In The Streets as a double bill.
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
On this day (3rd November) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing Cry Of The City and Panic In The Streets as a double bill.
3rd May 1986 😃
Alice In Wonderland All-nighter:
The Magic Christian
For A Few Dollars More
Dougal And The Blue Cat
Danger Diabolik
Gimme Shelter
Sadly you can’t make out the listing from this shot but that’s the advertised lineup
Alice In Wonderland All-nighter:
The Magic Christian
For A Few Dollars More
Dougal And The Blue Cat
Danger Diabolik
Gimme Shelter
Sadly you can’t make out the listing from this shot but that’s the advertised lineup
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
3rd May 1986 😃
Alice In Wonderland All-nighter:
The Magic Christian
For A Few Dollars More
Dougal And The Blue Cat
Danger Diabolik
Gimme Shelter
Sadly you can’t make out the listing from this shot but that’s the advertised lineup
Alice In Wonderland All-nighter:
The Magic Christian
For A Few Dollars More
Dougal And The Blue Cat
Danger Diabolik
Gimme Shelter
Sadly you can’t make out the listing from this shot but that’s the advertised lineup
On this night (2nd November) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Head, Barbarella, Yellow Submarine, The Trip and Magical Mystery Tour as a 60s Psychedelia All-nighter.
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
On this night (2nd November) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Head, Barbarella, Yellow Submarine, The Trip and Magical Mystery Tour as a 60s Psychedelia All-nighter.
On this day (1st November) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice as a Tim Burton double bill.
November 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
On this day (1st November) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice as a Tim Burton double bill.
On this night (31st October) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Thundercrack!, Halloween, Letter To Brezhnev and Rollerball as part of JC’s Sleaze Halloween Party All-nighter with DJ’s Hidi & Harry.
October 31, 2025 at 7:54 AM
On this night (31st October) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Thundercrack!, Halloween, Letter To Brezhnev and Rollerball as part of JC’s Sleaze Halloween Party All-nighter with DJ’s Hidi & Harry.
On this day (30th October) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Raging Bull and New York, New York as a Scorsese/De Niro double bill.
October 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
On this day (30th October) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Raging Bull and New York, New York as a Scorsese/De Niro double bill.
On this night (29th October) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing Sleazemania, Wild Guitar, The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy, Dope Mania and High School Caesar as part of Johnny Legend’s Incredibly Strange All-nighter.
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
On this night (29th October) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing Sleazemania, Wild Guitar, The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy, Dope Mania and High School Caesar as part of Johnny Legend’s Incredibly Strange All-nighter.
On this day (28th October) in 1990, the Scala Cinema was showing Les Enfants du Paradis aka Children of Paradise as an evening presentation.
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
On this day (28th October) in 1990, the Scala Cinema was showing Les Enfants du Paradis aka Children of Paradise as an evening presentation.
On this day (27th October) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was showing The Ploughman’s Lunch and Room At The Top as a double bill.
October 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
On this day (27th October) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was showing The Ploughman’s Lunch and Room At The Top as a double bill.
On this night (26th October) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing Teenage Wolfpack aka Die Halbstarken, Assassin Of Youth,
Dragnet, The Trip, I Drink Your Blood and Teenage UFO Rock n Roll Monster Show as part of a Johnny Legend presents Teenage Drug Crazed Mutant Ninja Zombies All-nighter.
Dragnet, The Trip, I Drink Your Blood and Teenage UFO Rock n Roll Monster Show as part of a Johnny Legend presents Teenage Drug Crazed Mutant Ninja Zombies All-nighter.
October 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
On this night (26th October) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing Teenage Wolfpack aka Die Halbstarken, Assassin Of Youth,
Dragnet, The Trip, I Drink Your Blood and Teenage UFO Rock n Roll Monster Show as part of a Johnny Legend presents Teenage Drug Crazed Mutant Ninja Zombies All-nighter.
Dragnet, The Trip, I Drink Your Blood and Teenage UFO Rock n Roll Monster Show as part of a Johnny Legend presents Teenage Drug Crazed Mutant Ninja Zombies All-nighter.
On this day (25th October) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Les Diaboliques (from a new 35mm print) and The Blood of a Poet aka Le Sang d’un poète as a double bill. This played each day for 2 weeks that month.
October 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
On this day (25th October) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Les Diaboliques (from a new 35mm print) and The Blood of a Poet aka Le Sang d’un poète as a double bill. This played each day for 2 weeks that month.
On this day (24th October ) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing 4 episodes of The Avengers presented by WTVA. Episodes shown were Room Without A View from Series 4 (1966) and The See-Through Man, From Venus With Love and Mission… Highly Improbable from Series 5 (1967).
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
On this day (24th October ) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing 4 episodes of The Avengers presented by WTVA. Episodes shown were Room Without A View from Series 4 (1966) and The See-Through Man, From Venus With Love and Mission… Highly Improbable from Series 5 (1967).
On this day (23rd October) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Get Carter, Mona Lisa and Billion Dollar Brain as a Michael Caine thriller triple bill.
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
On this day (23rd October) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Get Carter, Mona Lisa and Billion Dollar Brain as a Michael Caine thriller triple bill.
On this day (22nd October) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Performance and Peeping Tom as a double bill.
October 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
On this day (22nd October) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Performance and Peeping Tom as a double bill.
Well look at that. Guess that’s why they were showing it!
October 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Well look at that. Guess that’s why they were showing it!