[…]scratch once, but it didn't come you had a timeline going all over. Everything was terrifying as a camera session. Years later, I used to open up the gate and look at it, and I said, only pick up in there. I ordered down and do everything I could and look at the film and see if it's not, you know, w[…]
[…] stageMaurice Carter: It was quite a practical stageRoy Fowler: But not as big as the main stageMaurice Carter: No, it had a lift going up to it with gates about 10 ft wide andRoy Fowler: Was it a bugger getting things from the shops onto the stagesMaurice Carter: Yes, because from the carpenter's s[…]
[…]The Gaumont when THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE was playing meant that taking staff parade developed its own hidden code as the staff would send a delegate to summon me for the then traditional Sunday afternoon fire drill and pep talk with “Mr. Picken, your Brodie girls are ready for your inspection […]
[…]s, The Lady of Shallot, one reel in fact, and what was very special. And I remember that it was sold out right? To the current cinema in Notting Hill Gate, which was in existence, even in those days. And it was sold out right for 70 pounds. My father photographed it directed it, and with the aid of […]
[…] course the BBC Ariel Players and I was busy with their productions. And we used to perform in that wonderful theatre at the top of Notting Hill Gate which got knocked down, the New Lindsey, and we did a lot of productions there. And we did them in the BBC. We did one in the Fortune Theatre. So[…]
[…]nd the other Benskins [N.B. Local brewery] place up at the top by the station, where the boys used to go where they said it was better. There was the Gate Studio just by the station, which Korda subsequently used for special effects and things there. And then after the war I think Sydney Box made tw[…]
[…] see, I thought, "This is nonsense!" I said, "Oh yes? Why?" He said, "Could you come to the Admiralty on Thursday at four o'clock in the afternoon to gate B and say this number?" And I said, "Yes, I can." Well I arrived and to my surprise I was ushered in. And I was ushered in to a room full of Admi[…]
[…]hn P. Hamilton 21:55 You lost the overtime we never had it. John Ammonds 21:56 I think on aggregate through the years you would still come out tops ... John P. Hamilton 21:59 Yes of course with respect.. John Ammo[…]
[…], this is Ludo Kennedy,” and Kennedy said to him, the President said to him, “Oh yes, I’ve just read that marvellous book you did on the Notting Hill Gate murders, what an excellent book, blah, blah…what can I do.” He said, “Well it’s Panorama, I’m a reporter for Panorama, we’d like to do an i[…]
[…]script was agreed – they knew I had a reputation that once a script had been agreed we didn’t change. Except on location if it said “goes through the gate” and there’s no gate, then she climbs over the wall…RF: So the next thing, you delivered a picture to them.VG: Delivered the picture, yes. We had[…]
