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Gateways Grind

And you soon learnt that if you'regoing to go to the Gateways Club, because it is run...

And you soon learnt that if you're
going to go to the Gateways Club, because it is run by
Smithy and Gina, there's not going to be any trouble

Full Transcript

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And you soon learnt that if you're going to go to the Gateways Club,
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because it is run by Smithy and Gina,
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there's not going to be any trouble.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:58
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Jackdaw,Anubis Films

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Movie Summary

King's Road, the swinging 60s? Vivienne Westwood pioneering punk fashion? One notable establishment in this enclave of history that's often forgotten about is Gateways, London's longest-surviving lesbian club. Alongside a host of ...
If you want to keep going back there, - Gateways Grind 00:12
If you want to keep going back there,
You know, your worst enemy could be at the other side of the club - Gateways Grind 00:11
You know, your worst enemy could be at the other side of the...
I was really scared, cos people were like, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I was really scared, cos people were like,
And I remember someone asking me to dance here, and I danced, - Gateways Grind 00:15
And I remember someone asking me to dance here, and I danced...
# She's hurt you again - Gateways Grind 00:15
# She's hurt you again
Not often, but there would be sort of scenes going on. - Gateways Grind 00:06
Not often, but there would be sort of scenes going on.
But I have to confess that Gina had to bar me one night... - Gateways Grind 00:07
But I have to confess that Gina had to bar me one night...
LAUGHS: ..because I got very stroppy, - Gateways Grind 00:19
LAUGHS: ..because I got very stroppy,
SCREECHING - Gateways Grind 00:08
SCREECHING
LAUGHS: And I got barred for a week, I think! - Gateways Grind 00:06
LAUGHS: And I got barred for a week, I think!
But they were very empathetic, Gina and Smithy, and sort of said, - Gateways Grind 00:14
But they were very empathetic, Gina and Smithy, and sort of ...
She used to be in there and... "Oh, come on, come on!", - Gateways Grind 00:09
She used to be in there and... "Oh, come on, come on!&q...
But there was always "Keep it down, keep it quiet," - Gateways Grind 00:16
But there was always "Keep it down, keep it quiet,"...
There may have been drama inside the Gateways, - Gateways Grind 00:12
There may have been drama inside the Gateways,
Killing of Sister George is, I think, a kind of iconic moment - Gateways Grind 00:08
Killing of Sister George is, I think, a kind of iconic momen...
This is 1968, just one year after the Wolfenden Report, - Gateways Grind 00:22
This is 1968, just one year after the Wolfenden Report,
So, just one year after the law changed, to have this film - - Gateways Grind 00:18
So, just one year after the law changed, to have this film -
I think the tag line for the film was something like - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think the tag line for the film was something like
I remember seeing The Killing Of Sister George - Gateways Grind 00:08
I remember seeing The Killing Of Sister George
I think one of the troubles is it's scripted by men. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I think one of the troubles is it's scripted by men.