[…]feature and an hour’s Variety, good Variety. Poor old Semprini he died recently, I accompanied him, and some lovely singers, all the big noises - Vic Oliver. The old girls used to grumble, they used to think, 4 hours I got stay that long, and they paid ninepence for that.SC: Talking of money, can yo[…]
[…] something which doesn't really - it will reveal things, it doesn't lectureme but it makes me conscious of who is very kindly giving me this very pleasant commercial. Because some commercials I can't forgive, I won't buy the product.Colin Moffat: You're talking as a director, aren't you?Cyril P[…]
[…]per.; second camera work on The Guns of Loos; DD talks about the switch to incandescent lights.00:22:40 – 00:34:10 DD talks about his work across the globe; DD talks about working in a studio in Nice with director Rex Ingram; meeting Michael Powell; his experiences at other studios including Islingt[…]
[…] sovereigns will you throw that uniform away this afternoon and go out and get a real job?" And I said "Yes sir!" And he did, he gave me five English golden pounds. And I walked out of the Hyde Park Hotel the moment my turn of duty was done that day, and I never looked back in the whole of my life.R[…]
[…]Elstree, BIP, there was always a problem with blowing the galvanometer. Calvalcanti, also had a short fuse, was he over it very quickly? Was he a pleasant man to work with?Norman Fisher: Yes, yes.Roy Fowler: Again 1 would like to ask what you perceived to be his strengths, because I know you were wa[…]
[…]9 Oh, I can't recall his name, it'sUnknown Speaker 22:42 one of the old ones. Yes, who was the camera man? You remember on the Rick Oliver? No, sorry, too far back.Unknown Speaker 22:53 But,Unknown Speaker 22:56 and thenUnknown Speaker 22:58 I te[…]
