RECENT accounts of cinema organist Tommy Dando prompted Seymour Izzard, of Bushey, to send in a picture of the popular musician. Seymour explains that the picture of Tommy seated at the console of the Gaumont cinema's mighty Wurlitzer organ is signed by the great man himself and dated 1945.
Seymour writes: "I received this as a prize, for writing an account of the Saturday morning childrens' show.
"Tommy also used to appear on Thursday nights, when there used to be a news reel, two feature films and a talent competition. All this in good seats costing two shillings and threepence in old money (13p).
"Tommy also wrote the Watford Walk, which used to be sung to the tune of the Lambeth Walk."
Do any readers have memories of working in Watford's cinemas?
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