[…]ey made a very big propaganda film called 'The Lion has Wings' for which there were three directors: Mickey Powell did the fighter section, I did the bomber section and Carol Reed did the romantic stuff with Merle Oberon in the studio, they were the three directors of the movie. And it was after tha[…]
[…]hot one feature film in which the principal actor, who shall be nameless, would not rehearse. And so when it came to what the scene was, you askedthe director. The soundman would say, "Well if he goes in that corner, will he say anything?" He'd say, "Well no I don't think - well he might." And this […]
Copyright ACTT History Project, Bill Mason, film director, film producer, recorded on 4th October 1987, interviewer Alan LawsonAL: Where were you born.BM: I was born in Edgebaston, which is the snob part of Birmingham on 9th November 1915 .AL : What kind of schooling did you receive.BM: I went to on[…]
[…] actor. Tilly Day: ...actor, yes. It was the New Zealand director... Sidney Cole: New Zealand director, was he? Tilly Day: Yes. […]
[…] with Julie Harris by Jo Botting, 2002. Transcription available http://old.bfi.org.uk/features/interviews/ harris.html (accessed 24 September 2015). This anecdote actually points towards […]
[…]on and John Cox was head of sound there, Roy Kellino, cameraman, the directors were Al Parker who afterwards became an agent and Alex Bryce, a Scotch director. I was still in my digs but we used to be able to have wonderful breakfasts there. We used to get in, the usual thing of start at 8.30, and w[…]
[…] Harold French um... Manny Yospa: I can't remember the actual director. Cecil Parker was in the - Charles Drazin: Yes. Manny […]
[…] a bit of flying, and we had to record Wellington bombers and things like that. And so, having seen that […]
[…]y don't you go and into the BBC, and try and get into directing through editing? Well, I hadn't thought of that. And I had no idea how I got into the BBC. But it turned out that there was an advertisement for trainee assistant film editors. SoUnknown Speaker 5:00 I thought well, nothing […]
[…] May 45 this is in days of non fraternization with the Germans. And as an arrow, cm, I had the job of taking these chips on bathing parties to on the Baltic on Sundays and the British Army had a place barb wire off, so we were entirely known, except, of course, of each side of the barbed wire, but t[…]
