[…]came, they were you know, and he was like that. He was marvellous guy, mouse guy. And also about care, really, which I wanted to say is that when the crown when the GPL filming, it became so significant, because it was an extremely significant unit as part of the war effort then, beyond everything. […]
[…] had to go with him and we got half a crown supper money. The usual. RF: I worked with Jack […]
[…]that I'd got through the police that she - she was immediately very taken with me, and got me to see Ian Dalrymple who was head of the unit. The Crown Film Unit I think it was then called, it had been changed from The GPO Film Unit. And he was also very taken with my initiative and gave me a jo[…]
[…]the chance to do a film for Granada TV called staying on, which was a novel by Paul Scott, one of the series, the first, probably of the jewel in the crown books he did. It had Silvio naritzano As director. The producer was arranged and it was shot in Simla, in India.Speaker 2 32:35 We h[…]
[…]own Speaker 24:10 The reason that the Air Ministry, their airships, decided to form a Film Unit was because, in my opinion, Harry watt at Crown had made target for tonight. He'd made that film about the balloon barrage people. Squadron 992Unknown Speaker 24:28 Jack Holmes was[…]
[…]hen I'd really started doing continuity, because I don't remember being associated with that agreement. Anyway, it was sixty hours a week, and half a crown if you worked more than sixty hours! [general laughter]Sidney Cole: A great triumph in its day!Kay Mander: Terrific, yes.AL: Yes, that's the six[…]
[…] order at: Sound City (Shepperton), Denham, Pinewood, Army Film Unit, Crown Film Unit, MGM -Borehamewood, Shepperton and Rank Film Labs […]
[…] or kindly reason I just couldn’t keep my hands off the opportunity of slapping the paste around and smashing up the poster.And I got an extra half a crown a week for that and suddenly Alan I was on a total of twenty-two and sixpence a week. Seems ludicrous now, but I sort00:28:2100:29:0700:30:04of […]
[…]films for cinemas, propaganda films. My job at that time was sound camera operator, photographic. The Airforce Film Unit was also at Pinewood and the Crown Film Unit moved in. So the whole studio complex at Pinewood was full of government units.Peter Musgrave: What happened to Denham at this time?Jo[…]
[…]ne production. I gather, he was a very difficult director to work for but he'd had a distinguished career with the GPO Film Unit and subsequently the Crown Film Unit, I think. Roy Fowler 37:59 Yes. Yeah, I'm not sure, I see your point. I'm not sure why he seems not to be t[…]
