[…]ew little bits and pieces which I did...I: RightCB: and Chick. That was the one when I was noticed as being like Clara Bow you know. That was made at Gaumont British.I: Right and some major names on that: Victor Saville 14 was the producer...CB: He was. And Edwin Greenwood 15 was the directorI: You’[…]
[…] and the continuation of sponsored training initiatives, major cinema chain Gaumont set up schools for women operators across Britain, with […]
[…]erever they needed you?Barry Quinton: Yes, all the cinemas I worked in all belonged to the Rank Organisation. They were either the Odeons or the Gaumonts and I moved then on to the Gaumont. I moved back to Finchley at the Gaumont Tally Ho Corner.Interviewer: And what memories, were you sti[…]
[…]bsp; 24:35 That's when he is still independent and it's Gainsborough. Jill Balcon 24:40 I think it's Gaumont British by then. Roy Fowler 24:41 Well 31 I'm not sure I'm not sure. I thought Gaumont British was a little l[…]
[…]h your existing rank plus time-out." So I took it. I came out of the Navy just before the invasion, which was silly really. And then I got a job with Gaumont. Now, it was very highly paid and I had - the programme was arranged, the films - the three films I was going to make in the first year. 'Hous[…]
[…]ut new reels and which one was which and which were the good ones and which were not so good and of course (phone) I thought the king of them all was Gaumont British News. And so I got myself on the tube and went to er Wardour Street and boldly walked up to offices and film house of Gaumont British […]
[…]r would have been for each issue?Reg Sutton: I can't remember off hand. I've got a feeling it was probably about 200 because we showed at some of the Gaumont cinemas and Gaumont, we showed at half the Gaumont cinemas, Gaumont showed at the other half, And the reason being that the Gaumont Cinemas we[…]