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[…] Gick trained at the Architectural Association. She began working in British films as an assistant to Art Director Edward Carrick […]

BRITISH UNIVERSITIES FILM & VIDEO COUNCIL Interview with EDGAR ANSTEY I think it's interesting as background to consider the extent to which the original dress and philosophy er - was developed in the first instance by him and then er - was moved out, partly by his efforts, partly by the efforts[…]

[…]I was interested in films all my life, I mean when ever any new Russian film came over or a new French film, I went to see it, and all the well known British and American films.Charles Drazin: Now at that time it was quite difficult to see Russian films, they were very much frowned upon.Manny Yospa:[…]

[…] Jul 27, 2008 02:38 PM BIOGRAPHY: Gordon McCallum entered the British film industry in 1935 as a loading boy for […]

[…]s, I think we were lucky in that. It did have attention. I mean, I think that was great to help by the Boulting  brothers, who were then running British Lion  that actually had his own short department division. Prior to that, I, I really walked out of or ran away and away to Paris. To stu[…]

[…] university at Biarritz, an American university, that the Americans had established for members of their forces, that gave some guest scholarships to British servicemen, and I was lucky enough to go there, and I did a six month course of journalism there.  I was invited to go to the University […]

[…]s transcript has been produced automatically using Otter.It provides a basic, but unverified or proofread transcript of the interview. Therefore, the British Entertainment History Project (BEHP) accepts no liability for any misinterpretation of the content of this interview.However, the BEHP wants t[…]

[…]y films on at BIP, we couldn't have had much stage space, I can't remember exactly how much we had.John Legard: That sounds quite a healthy period in British filmmaking...Peggy Gick: It was very busy, yes.John Legard: ...in 1935 we're talking about, '34, '35?Peggy Gick: [???] Then I went to [Walton […]

[…]omplain too much to me! I'm sure he disapproved most emphatically about it, but anyway they tolerated it. And so I was just sixteen when I started at British & Dominions at Elstree.Alan Lawson : How did you get the job?Gordon McCallum : By writing...that's all. My father did know somebody in the[…]

[…]oject as well, you’ve already named dropped a couple of people that you’ve worked with and films that you’ve worked on. Can you think of any specific British films, directors, cinematographers, that you remember having a working relationship, or…CF: Yeah, we had, I mean, we…CR: Or regular working re[…]