[…]appy.I: Quite a glamorous filmJK: You came onto the set you could feel a sort of, they weren’t happy.I: It was quite a glamorous film though, lots of international namesJK: Yes, they got everybody into it. David Niven was in it because I seem to remember it was David Niven who was stroking my arm an[…]
The copyright of this interview lies with the British Entertainment History ProjectCornel Lucas – Transcribed by Linda Marchant28/09/2005Copyright interview – BECTU history project - Interview number 543.Recording 15.05 (AP – anonymous person audience)Interviewer: Cornel we’re here at BECTU he[…]
[…]w them, and they thought I was ‘clean’, and er (laughing) respectful, and er…so I got the job as third assistant on ‘Room for Two’, which starred Vic Oliver, who was a music-hall comedian, and Francis Day, who was a cabaret lady really. It wasn’t much of a film, but it was based on a play, like a lo[…]
[…]gentleman, which was once ridiculous when needed. Stephen Peet 35:12 So you kind of slid into being a producer, it was the golden years of being able to do that. Wasn't that? Mike Fentiman 35:17 Unbelievable? Yes, absolutely. And a lot of people […]
[…]s quite near where I lived in rice. And they had this lovely, big house in Northwood with orchards in the garden and all that sort of stuff. Very pleasant place to work, but that was fine, but I wasn't interested in the work. You know, by this time I was doing gigs in the evenings. We used to do the[…]