Murphy’s Town Hall Athenry 60 5th August 1960 – The Devil’s Hairpin, a 1957 racing car movie starring starring Cornel Wilde and Jean Wallace, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 30th July 1960, page 14). Support feature was Mister Rock and Roll, the 1957 story of how Alan discovered rock ‘n’ roll, tracing the music back to its roots, with appearances from Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. 13th September 1960 – Dunkirk, a 1958 WWII movie starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough, and Bernard Lee was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 10th September 1960, page 15). 25th September 1960 – Dance with Live Music in the Hall from Jimmy Whelan and His Radio Dixieland Orchestra (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 24th September 1960, page 14). 16th October 1960 – Me and the Colonel, a 1958 movie starring Danny Kaye and Curt Jürgens was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, a booking confirmation slip and see also Connacht Tribune 15th October 1960, page 15). 26th & 27th October 1960 – Galway Little Theatre Company performed Sharon’s Grave, by JB Keane, in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 22nd October 1960, page 15). 6th November 1960 – Carry On Nurse, a 1959 comedy movie starring Shirley Eaton, Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor, Norman Rossington etc., was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 5th November 1960, page 15). 108 13th November 1960 – Live Music in the Hall from The Premier Aces Showband (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 12th November 1960, page 14). 2nd December 1960 – East of Eden, a 1955 movie starring James Dean, Raymond Massey and Julie Harris was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 26th November 1960, page 15). 22nd December 1960 – The Man in the Net, a 1959 Film Noir starring Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 17th December 1960, page 15). 25th December 1960 – A Chump At Oxford, a 1940 Laurel & Hardy Comedy feature, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 24th December 1960, page 13). Peter Cushing features, in an early screen role, as Student Jones. 109 4th January 1961 – Not as a Stranger, a 1955 Film Noir starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra and Gloria Grahame was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 31st December 1960, page 11). 5th January 1961 – Dance in the Hall with Music from The Clefonaires Showband, Sligo (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 31st December 1960, page 11). 27th January 1961 – The Life, Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam, a 1956 movie starring Cornel Wilde, Raymond Massey and Debra Paget, was shown in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 21st January 1961, page 15). 2nd & 3rd February 1961 – Athenry Players performed Lovers’ Meeting, a Three Act play by Louis D’alton (source: Connacht Tribune 28th January 1961, pages 14 & 15). 24th March 1961 – The Defiant Ones, a 1958 movie starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 18th March 1961, page 15). The film won Academy Awards for Cinematography and Original Screenplay. 108 This movie was shown again only a few weeks later, on 31st December 1960 (New Years Eve), so must have gone down very well with the Athenry Cinema audience (source: Sight & Sound Film booking confirmation slip in the Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 24th December 1960, page 13. 109 As per IMDb itself, it is “the world's most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows and celebrities.”
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