ðə fˈɜːst fˈɪlm ʃˈoʊn æt ðə kˈæmɪˌoʊ, ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, wʌz lˌæ sˈɪmfoʊni pˈæstoːɹˌeɪl, ɐ ɹˈɛɹ sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ pɹˈɪnt ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz ʃˈoʊn ɐɡˈɛn æt ðə sˈɪnəmə ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn tə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt ðə sˈɪkstiəθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðə bˈɪldɪŋ ɹˌiːˈoʊpənɪŋ æz ðə kˈæmɪˌoʊ.
The first film shown at the Cameo, in March 1949, was La symphonie pastorale, a rare surviving print of which was shown again at the cinema in March 2009 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the building re-opening as the Cameo.