Archive: An Oscar of the silver screen; Chris Upton discovers how Birmingham made its mark on movie distribution.(Features)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: February 22, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Chris Upton

Erstwhile home of industry it may be, but Birmingham's contribution to the film industry tends to get overlooked. Handprints in wet cement in this city are generally industrial accidents, and film stars do not, as far as I know, congregate in our version of Hollywood.

But the city that created celluloid in the first place (or at least its precursor called Parkesine) has made its impact on the silver screen in many unexpected ways. Nor do we need to unearth old Cliff Richard movies to reveal it.

A smoky office in Bennetts Hill in 1920. Camera tracks ...

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