John Ammonds

[…]ho gave them the big chance. John P. Hamilton  35:39  ATV.  John Ammonds  34:53  At ATV yes at Elstree,  John P. Hamilton  35:41  What other shows ... John Ammonds  35:43  ... was I doing th[…]

F E (Ernie) Diamond

[…]rcraft to put around airfieldsUnknown Speaker  44:50  oxy. Yeah,Ernie Diamond  44:52  it was Jim was worked at the factory on and Elstree where they made all sorts of things for dropping Much more than that all in that film I was talking about against the wind that was set partly[…]

Gerry Anstiss

[…] Cavalcanti was up there at that time . Anyway, what happened was that Welwyn Garden city was shut, they closed down. We were all transferred to ABPC Elstree. Everybody came from from Welwyn Garden and just went into went into to Elstree. But there were too many camera crews at Elstree then , and, y[…]

John L Hargreaves

[…]en working at all the British good British governments couldn't afford them. But by we got rid of all its staff as Dr. Shepherd I did all the studios Elstree, they probably kept the stills department and they always kept a sound department. That was one of the best really, but they're all good they'[…]

Carmen Dillon

[…]hink, [corrects herself] to Ealing I think, and apart from that to MGM.Sidney Cole: Oh they had lovely studios at MGM.Carmen Dillon: Yes.Sidney Cole: Elstree, yes.Carmen Dillon: Yes. Good.Sidney Cole: Would you say your most interesting years were at Denham?Carmen Dillon: Um...Sidney Cole: You must […]

Alice (Queenie) Turner

[…] went from drums to you haddeveloping drums there didn’t you?Well, as I say, when it was the, yes debris. But about 1948 the labs all moved to...Elstree?Elstree.Y es.Well, I didn’t go because I had a son and couldn’t leave with him. But I felt so miserable, didn’t know where to settle, you know[…]

John Jeffrey

[…]there and look at these rushes again and again. So when it came to The Shining, wasn’t it?  Was his next production. The one that burned down at Elstree. I said to Bob “Well, you know, we need this work, Bob. He’s a great pal of yours” but Bob wouldn’t go near him. I think Bob could’ve got it b[…]
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