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“MOVIE STARS OF OLDE” – BY Des Kelly  I still remember my very first movie. Accompanied by my dear Mum, God rest her soul, we walked to the Patton theatre in Moratuwa, a little Suburb (at the time), of Colombo, to see the 3.15 pm show of what I was informed, was a “Picture”. This was even before they were called Movies. I also remember that I was about 7 years old, excited to enter this big hall with many seats, and a huge “picture-screen” in front of me. In Ceylon, at the time, there were 3 sessions of pictures. 3.15 pm, 6.30 pm &  9.30 pm. Anyway, there we were, and suddenly everything went dim,  the lights in the hall started to go out, and, for a moment, I felt the fear of darkness, starting to  feel breathless, and grabbed for mum’s arm. She calmed me down and said ...