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Regent, Darlington
Cinema Address:
Cobden Street, Darlington
Period of Thompson Ownership:
1939-1960
How Acquired by Thompson:
Built
Architect/Design:
J.H. Morton. Had a small narrow stage behind a 34 foot wide proscenium.
Other Info:
Opened by the Mayor with ceremony on 5th June 1939 with a showing of "Angels with Dirty Faces”, starring James Cagney.
First cinema in the town to have Western Electric four track Magnetic sound system.
First cinema in the town to have Western Electric four track Magnetic sound system.
Fate of the Cinema:
Closed in 1960. Demolished. Now the site of a care home
External Links/Sources:
View from Cobden Street
1960s – Kindly reproduced with the permission of The Centre for Local Studies at Darlington Library
Location Accuracy: Accurate
Information below is taken from The Kinematograph Yearbooks. The Page reference is from the following year’s edition, when information appeared. Additional information is in italics
| Year | Ownership | Population | Seating Capacity | Other cinemas in town | Manager | Shows per day | Changes Weekly | Prices | Variety/ Screen | Sound System | Other cinemas with sound | Kinematograph Year Book reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 10 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | 483 | |||||
| 1940 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 10 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | WE | 451 | ||||
| 1941 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 13 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | WE | 450 | ||||
| 1942 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 10 | Continuous | 6d - 1s | WE | 432 | ||||
| 1943 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 10 | Continuous | 6d - 1s 6d | WE | 437 | ||||
| 1944 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 10 | Continuous | 10d-1s 9d | WE | 432 | ||||
| 1945 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 10 | Continuous | 10d-1s 9d | WE | 441 | ||||
| 1946 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 10 | Continuous | 10d-1s 9d | WE | 278 | ||||
| 1947 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 10 | Continuous | 10d-1s 9d | WE | 292 | ||||
| 1948 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 75000 | 1068 | 9 | Continuous | 10d-1s 9d | Proscenium width 34ft | WE | 305 | |||
| 1949 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 84390 | 1068 | 7 | Continuous | 10d - 1s 6d | Proscenium width 34ft | WE | 310 | |||
| 1950 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 84390 | 1068 | 7 | Continuous | 1s - 1s 10d | Proscenium width 34ft | WE | 300 | |||
| 1951 | Thompson's Enterprises Ltd | 84390 | 1068 | 7 | Continuous | Proscenium width 34ft | WE | 282 | ||||
| 1952 | Regent (Darlington) Ltd. | 84390 | 1068 | 7 | Continuous | Proscenium width 34ft | WE | 280 | ||||
| 1953 | Regent (Darlington) Ltd. | 84390 | 1068 | 7 | Continuous | Proscenium width 34ft | WE | 277 | ||||
| 1954 | Regent (Darlington) Ltd. | 84390 | 1068 | 7 | Continuous | Proscenium width 34ft | WE | 264 | ||||
| 1955 | Regent (Darlington) Ltd. | 84390 | 1068 | 7 | Continuous | Proscenium width 34ft | WE | 257 | ||||
| 1956 | Regent (Darlington) Ltd. | 84390 | 1068 | 5 | Continuous | Proscenium width 34ft, CinemaScope | WE | 257 | ||||
| 1957 | ||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | Regent (Darlington) Ltd. | 84390 | 1068 | 5 | Continuous | Proscenium width 34ft, CinemaScope | WE | 259 | ||||
| 1960 | closed |