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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Ewell, Surrey » ABC Ewell
Also known as Rembrandt Cinema, ABC 1 & 2, Cannon, MGM

ABC Ewell

Ewell, Surrey, England
Kingston Road
, Ewell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom KT19
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Twin
Style: Art Deco
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1462
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Eric Norman Bailey
Firm: Unknown
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The Rembrandt Cinema opened as an independent cinema on 3rd October 1938 with a double bill; Claudette Colbert in "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" and Don Terry in "Squadron of Honour". The cinema, which was located on the main A240 Kingston Road, was actually in a residential area, next to the railway line, and had a cafe and a large free car park.

From 31st January 1943 it was taken over by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) and they continued to operate it for many years. It was twinned in 1971 with 606 seats in the former circle and 152 in the former stalls area.

It was later re-named Cannon, then from 21st May 1993 it became the MGM. For its last few years of operation it reverted back to the ABC name. It closed on 23rd April 1998 with a well attended special screening in the large former circle cinema of "The Last Picture Show". The building was demolished a year later and a housing development named 'Rembrandt Court' was built on the land.
Contributed by KenRoe

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Some extra history & photographs of the ABC Rembrandt Cinema here:
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/picturepalace/public/rembrandt.htm
posted by KenRoe on Sep 11, 2005 at 12:28am
I'm building a comprehensive on-line archive of the Rembrandt Cinema Ewell at http://www.derek.phillips.ukonline.co.uk/rembrandt.htm

This includes Photos, history, original architects drawings (well, bits of them) and memories of people who visited it. I would love to hear comments from more people to worked at or saw films at the Rembrandt, and there's a link to my Local History Forum in order for people to do this.
posted by Derek Phillips on Sep 22, 2005 at 11:29pm
A few photos here (interior & exterior) from 1988 as the Cannon Cinema:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/141615137/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/141615136/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/141615134/
posted by Ian on May 6, 2006 at 10:47pm
Many good memories of this cinema, from going to Saturday Morning Pictures and being an 'ABC Minor' to watching ET, Grease, Schindlers List here. Such a shame it's gone.
posted by Doolally on Feb 16, 2007 at 5:13am
This is a photo from 1984.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 26, 2007 at 5:37pm
A detail of the splay wall plasterwork can be seen here:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/2705823445/
posted by Ian on Jul 27, 2008 at 7:15am
some more pix here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcinemaphotos/1759194595/in/set-72157602717937392/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcinemaphotos/1760053414/in/set-72157602717937392/

and a great picture of the car park sign featuring the original name 'Rembrandt'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcinemaphotos/2231062116/in/set-72157602717937392/
posted by kev phelan on Sep 7, 2008 at 6:38am
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