NOT QUITE GONE WITH THE WIND.........
Comedy films were always a great crowd pleaser at the
Abbey and with the help of the cinemas boisterous cliental
even a mildly amusing film would be transformed into a
hilariously entertaining night out. True classic comedies
such as Monty python and the Holy grail, What’s up doc,
Its a mad mad world and the odd couple (to name but few)
 were always guaranteed to raise the cinemas roof.

Of all the  comedy films screened at the Abbey, There was
one particular classic which remained a firm favorite
whenever it made an appearance, not surprisingly it was
also the Abbeys biggest comedy box office successes of
the 1970`s, This film was the inimitable Blazing saddles.
A Hollywood gem which also had a certain appeal  to the
scouse sense of humor which no other American comedy
ilm in its day could compare with.

The highlight of the film was for many the notorious
Beans scene”. The patrons at the abbey could control
their laughter no more than the cowboys could contain
their manners, as the “long winded” beans scene finally
drew to a crescendo the contagious audience laughter
would often turn into mass uncontrollable hysterics, On
one particular occasion  some joker near the back of the
hall produced what we presume to be was a fart cushion
For the audience
already in stitches this
was all too much to
take, as several patrons
were seen to
spontaneously keel over
between the rows of
 seats in acute pains
of laughter. Those who did survive the ordeal without
the need for abdominal surgery found themselves
returning to the cinema week after week for a repeat
performance of one of the best laughs had in years.