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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | EXEBD 34782/1-2 |
| Title | The Basrah Times |
| Date | 5 Feb 1919 |
| Place of Publication | Basrah, Iraq |
| Publisher | Basrah Times |
| Document Type | Periodical |
| Library/Archive | The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum |
| Notes | Issue of the four-page Basrah Times, published in Iraq on February 5th 1919. In addition to items of local and international news, the back-page carries advertisements for four cinemas, the Oriental, Splendid Palace, Excelsior Bioscope and Ordnance Theatre with screenlistings. Items to be shown include features on The Indian Empire and the British Army in France as well as dramas such as Scarlet Sin and The Mysteries of the Grand Hotel, comic shorts including 'Bunny All at Sea' and 'How John Came Back', plus a film entitled 'He Likes Things up Side Down' which is categorised as 'Interest'. |
| Topics | bioscope, film, cinema, publicity |
| Copyright | The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum |