Odeon Leicester Square
The Odeon circuit was started by Oscar Deutsch in 1930
Oscar Deutsch
It was brought by J Arthur Rank in 1942 and was part of the Rank Organisation until 1998
At it’s peak it had over 600 cinemas in the United Kingdom, plus Pinewood film studios, Rank Film Labs, and Rank Film Distributers (RFD)
Urban myth: The initials ODEON stand for
Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation
The circuit was probably named ‘Odeon’ after the Greek Ampitheatre on the slopes of
the Acropolis at Athens
The Odeon Leicester Square was built on the site of the Alhambra Music Hall and opened 2nd November 1937
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 The author checking lacing on a Vic 10 1976
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Photographs taken between 1973 to 1982 unless otherwise stated
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 Projection Room 1947
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 Projection Room 1973
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 Non – Sync rack 1973
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 Kalee Duosonic valve amplifier rack
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 Projection room 1976
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 Transistor rack & six track equalizer
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 Compton organ
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 Safety curtain
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 Pink Panther
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 Shout at the Devil
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 Silver Streak
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 Follow spot & Ross Scenograph
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 Follow spot
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 Follow spot & Ross Scenograph
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 Duosonic fader
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 Auditorium from rear
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 Auditorium from stage
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 Royal box
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 VistaVision
projector &
Supa projectors
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 VistaVision projector
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 Supa projectors
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 Vic 10 and tower
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 Air conditioning plant
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 FOH about 1988
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 Four machines for “Napolean”
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 Alhambra Music Hall
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 Alhambra Prog 1922
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