Grand Cinema: The Purple Mask (1955)

Sunday, 18th May 3pm

Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.

In 1803 France, Napoleon Bonaparte (Robert Cornthwaite) orders the capture of notorious highwayman “Purple Mask” (Tony Curtis), who routinely rescues imprisoned nobles and harasses the Revolutionary officials.

This film was selected as part of our ‘Napoleonic Muster’ event.

Ticket Prices

Adult £12.50
Wheelchair Accessible Seat £10.00
Child (16 & under) £10.00

Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. You don’t need to pay museum admission to attend a cinema event, you just need to purchase cinema tickets. You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.

You may also like the following events from Beamish Museum:

• Next Saturday, 17th May, 02:30 pm, Grand Cinema: Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) in Stanley
• This month, 24th May, 10:00 am, Festival of Transport 2025 in Stanley
• This month, 31st May, 03:00 pm, Grand Cinema: The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) in Stanley

Also check out other Entertainment events in Stanley.