[…]ice, yes.DB: Anyway, that’s a coincidence.PM: He worked on The Thief of Baghdad, the Korda one.DB: Yes, yes!PM: He goes back a long way.DB: Yes, ‘cos Denham was closed by then, by your time in the business.PM: He was very much Vincent Korda’s Art Director, because he did An Inspector Calls, The Holl[…]
[…]bsp;mom was obviously fairly newly elected then at time at that time from Frank Denham I definitely was the secretary. I mean Daphne Daphne remained Secretary unopposed&n[…]
[…]ently and with my photography background I was approached “Would I like a job?” and I was veryexcited about it as a young girl to be offered a job in Denham Studios[iii].RF: They were based at Denham were they?LK: They were based at Denham studiosRF: Well, since I don't suppose it's that well docume[…]
[…]nion Studio next to BIP. No sooner had that happened than the whole thing was burned to the ground and at the same time I think Korda was building at Denham and the three Art Directors, because of the chaos, we had sets in the studio that was burned down, next door. They all went to Denham to see if[…]
[…]of Aircraft Production or whatever?Peggy Gick: Yes.John Legard: Sorry...[Ministry of War?].Peggy Gick: And as soon as that was finished I went out to Denham to work on ['Face of the Few'].John Legard: Oh right, yes. So actually it's interesting because you were never attached to any studios specific[…]
[…] were there.Manny Yospa: Ah yes, hmm.Charles Drazin: ...and then the Ostrers went off and...Manny Yospa: Oh yes I think they wanted to concentrate on Denham more.Charles Drazin: Yes.Manny Yospa: And you know this is the first of the sort of shedding of the...Charles Drazin: So was it that he thought[…]
[…]l tell you what I will do, I will write to my friend Mr AW Watkins who is in charge of sound with Korda and they are going to open this new studio at Denham in 1936.So he said, ‘I will contact Mr Watkins and you can go and see him. He will no doubt see you.’ So I went and had an interview with him. […]
[…]3:25 yeah, but now going ahead again, having been lost out with the army, what did you do?Speaker 2 13:34 Well, as I say, I went to Denham and worked on a film calledSpeaker 2 13:46 her kind of famous film Bernie Knowles was the camera man directed it. Yes, he died a co[…]
[…]he came and sat with me by my side and that was the first OB from a London theatre that was ever done. And leading out of that we came to, we went to Denham and Pinewood and did six OBs from each unit working at those respective studios of that time. That was very interesting.Alan Lawson&[…]
[…]reakthrough for sound, and this would be about 1927-ish. And he built the Rialto up in Norwood, the Albany which was virtually next door, the State Sydenham and State Thornton Heath. And my father was in charge of equipment, putting equipment in, engaging the staff, usual Chief Engineer stuff. This […]
