Devon Cinema Gazetteer

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CHAGFORD

Rex

The Rex cinema opened in 1937 with Flirtation Waltz.  A converted assembly room in New Street, the cinema operated part time on Wednesdays through to Saturdays.  There was seating for 200, 100 in a balcony and the proscenium was 12' wide. The cinema was operated by A G Curtis with Picturetone sound and two Kalee 7 projectors until closure in the late 1950s.  It is reported that Mr Curtis lived in the projection box and had a bath set up behind the screen.  Appropriately enough the cinema is now a flat.

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