[…] name is Sydney Samuelson and I am the British Film Commissioner. And my first question is, if I remember correctly, […]
[…] course, you were in the building. You already passed security. Although I think those days we didn't have security. You just wanted in say hi to the commissioner who knew anyway, suddenly at Alexandra Palace, Hi, Harry, hate it, you know, fun, no cards or anything. But I asked my boss, you know, on[…]
[…]f the blue, I spent weekend, talk to some of the supervisors talk some of the drivers, passengers, etc, etc. And I wrote it up, and I went to see the commissioner, and he commissioned it.Unknown Speaker 26:30 Now,Unknown Speaker 26:32 you can never tell him these films, what'[…]
[…]nt job of supervising the crossly engine in the basement, which supplied the electric current that ran the projectors. And then there were page boys, commissioners and usherettes, of course. Derek Threadgall 7:02 So what was the equipment they used then in those early days[…]
[…]d er…the Sudan at that time was a condominium of Egyptian and British governments, and er, the British sort-of took the lead, and so all the district commissioners were British, and all the assistant district commissioners were Egyptians. And erm…they said er…so I went and saw them because Ken didn’[…]
[…]ustry, sadly not living in this country any longer. I have the pleasure of doing the interview, my name is Sydney Samuelson and I am the British Film Commissioner. And my first question is, if I remember correctly, you have an exotic birthplace, am I right or have I got that...?Erica Masters: Absolu[…]
[…]my first girlfriend was an usher and she used to kind of sit next to me when the main feature was on the last time she saw him and her father was the commissioner.SPEAKER: M12So when we go well I used to go round by myself all these times and be queuing outside those days of course you did queue reg[…]
[…]about your time at Shell. As an assistant,Peter de Normanville 10:15 I ended and you might know the year better than I do. When transport Commissioner started. Edgar offered me a job as the junior director. And 49 years that really about right. And I actually went in to tell my boss at S[…]
[…]sp; 1. Stanley Hawes? Yes. He was the film commissioner for Australia. &nb[…]
[…] Jr: You know they all sit down there and they'll argue about how much money it is going to cost, da, da, da, and eventually the fellow will say, the commissioner will say, ok I'll do it for that price in that studio and he thinks he's brilliant. He's got them down to, the effect on the programme he[…]