The Oldie

Justice for women

On the night of Saturday 19th March 1949, at the Cameo Cinema in Liverpool, the punters were watching a thriller while the manager, Leonard Thomas, and his assistant, John Catterall, were counting the takings – £50 or so – in the upstairs office.

Moments later, a gunman burst into the room, demanded the money and shot both men.

The details are murky but chaos ensued, the cash was left behind and

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