Sunday, August 07, 2005

Locations Manchester Films

Hi - Just another fast reply whilst things are 'on the boil' - our itsahotun.com site is devoted to solely all the films produced by the Mancunian Film Company.

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Off the top of my head here's some information about some of them re locations - Let me know if this is what you're after and I'll get more across to you not only on Mancunian Films but other films made in Manchester as I do run workshops and tours called "Hollywood of the North".

......................It gets better and better!!!

Cup-Tie Honeymoon (1947) - Maine Road Football Ground, Manchester (being demolished - photos on website)

Holidays With Pay (1948) - Dickenson Road/Wilmslow Road in Manchester, all over Blackpool promenade, and a tram ride in Douglas, Isle of Man.

School for Randle (1949) - Schoolyard and classrooms at Xavarian College, Rusholme, entrance to Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester, Sale Lido

Bella's Birthday (1949) - Exterior Horse & Jockey, Chorlton Green, Manchester M21 (interior studio set at Dickenson Road Studios, Rusholme, Manchester)

Over The Garden Wall (1950) - Exteriors Chortonville Estate, Manchester M21, ballroom sequences at Belle Vue Pleasure Gardens

It's A Grand Life (1953) - Schoolyard at Xavarian College, Rusholme, the Smoker Inn, Plumley, Knutsford, Cheshire, the banks of the River Mersey, Northenden

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All the best for your snapping tour,

.........................Have you a phone number?................if we get close.............perhaps we can meet up for afternoon tea, glass of beer, chip butty or what you will.

Chris and Pam
www.cplee.co.uk
www.itsahotun.com