[…]an countries. [19.54]The dubbing theatre used to work literally night and day. It was not unusual to have to work all night on the night before the premiere of a film and finish at five or six in the morning on the last reel and that would then be shown that night in the West End. But there was no r[…]
[…] any work for cameras, and very little for lenses, and we were practically out of business. You know, when we could, I think I could have walked into EMI when I lived in haze and probably got months of good quality, well paid work. You know, if you'd got lathes, screw cutting, milling,Unknown Speake[…]
[…]ficers are elected.Betty Bachelor: Yes. He was there 22 years and retired. He was approached by Thames Television to help out as labour relations.And EMI took over and he was asked to resign. And that was the end. Then we met Sidney Bernstein and he asked us if we'd like a cottage in Glebeland[…]
[…] fields in company.with Laurence Olivier with Penelope Dudley Ward both of whom were working in a film calledDemi Paradise for Two Cities and I walked with them the way I might walk with my father or mother.   And i[…]
[…]nbsp;Phil Samuels was the manager, a bit more than the manager, and Croydon was this grey eminence behindhim.What sort of money were you getting at this time?Seven pounds a week. As a starteranyw[…]
[…]s, when I married, which was 1938Unknown Speaker  13:22  I was getting five pounds, and Liz was getting five pounds, 10 a week as a works chemist,Unknown Speaker  13:31  we were quite well off. What way did you start with? Element, film,Unknown Speaker  13:37  unit, 50 […]
[…] a change in your pay or your job, and I had to file them all the Boris Nick Gilbey  6:39  did. It was a, was there a wider remit there in terms of checking people? I mean, I don't know if you've heard the story about the colonel that was employed or something to make sure t[…]
