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[…] taught these people to thread up in the white light and then they had to do it in the dark.Yes.And ultimately you do so much of it that it’s a fact.Now you do it, you do it...Now I can tell you something about darkness. They kept me back during the war. I wasnever, I wasn’t on a reserved occup[…]

[…]y good retirement which is more than the ETU did, and unfortunately I couldn't go because I was in hospital at the time.Sid Cole: Your feelings about ACT. You thought Bert did more than not only O' Brien but George Elvin.Betty Bachelor: George Elvin and Bert were at very cross purposes, they didn't […]

[…]e did come in to see me and shake hands and said, "Well you were a very hard man Mr Rockett but at least you were honest with us." I'm proud of that fact.Sidney Cole: Yes I suppose that's good, yes.Jack Rockett: But [laughs] a very difficult man to get on with.Sidney Cole: Can you remember what sort[…]

[…]ert Beatty: I wasn't even aware of Pandro Burman, Richard Brooks, I found him very nice, I wish he'd done more of a Carol Reed, I think he let me overact.Roy Fowler: He was a writer before he was a director and so perhaps he was less confidant with actors.Robert Beatty: That's possible, but a very p[…]

BECTU History Project - Interview No. 10[Copyright BECTU]Interview Date: 22 July 1987Interviewer: Wyn Ryder, Alan Lawson Interviewee: Reginald (Reggie) Beck, film editorSIDE 1, TAPE 1Wyn Ryder: We ought to start off with where you were born and what sort of schooling you had.Reggie Beck: I[…]