Parkhof-Lichtspiele in Harksheide / Germany

 

Harksheide now belongs to the city of Norderstedt and borders Hamburg.

The cinema Parkhof-Lichtspiele opened in 1938. It were located in a building that had formerly been the historic customs station on the border between Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, converted into a hotel at the end of the 19th century. The hall of this Parkhof-Hotel was remodeled into a cinema by Gustav Krausmann and Jan Cornils with 375 seats.

In 1958, the cinema was converted to Cinemascope so that films could be shown on a widescreen. In March 1970, the Parkhof-Lichtspiele closed, and in 1972 the entire complex was demolished.

The postcard was sent in 1942. On the backyard, there is written: "Parkhof Ochsenzoll. Tanz-Kaffee. Bes. Carl Hierlmeyer". You can see advertisement for the film Carl Peters. It is a 1941 German historical drama film directed by Herbert Selpin (1902-1942). It was produced as an anti-British propaganda film during the Second World War. Hans Albers (1891-1960) portrays German colonial leader Carl Peters (1856-1918), Bayume Mohamed Husen (1904-1944) plays his native guide.