[…]t right but they got it right and it worked remarkably well in the film. So that was that. That took us, I suppose, to early '46 and by this time the Rank Organisation was splitting its production activities between Two Cities Films and Independent Producers. And Two Cities remained at Denham and th[…]
[…] Fowler: Just the accountant? Andy Worker: Just as accountant, hmm. Roy Fowler: Well, the studio at that point, the company was part of the Rank Organisation already? Andy Worker: Yeah, hmm. Roy Fowler: Ah hmm, so in terms of production finance there was no problem? Andy Wor[…]
[…] Deutsch, who owned the Gaumont-British at the time, just when Rank came into it - I think Rank came a […]
[…]’re going in as liaison for us.” “Liaison to who?” I said. “Polish Air Force”. So, there I was, two thousand Poles and twenty-six Englishmen, highest rank Flight Lieutenant. All called each other by our first names. The paymaster came up to me one day and said “Look here, you’ve got to collect some […]
[…]os Angeles where a friend put me up and I met this man called Bill Burnside who was Alexander Korda’s representative in Hollywood. And also for Rank organisation. He was to sell English films during the war and shortly after.NA: He was like a sales agent?00.12.13CL : He was a top publicity sal[…]
[…]when I got home, me Mother had a shock, because I must have knocked about two stone off meself! It was a very hot day and I never ate anything, just drank - on an August bank holiday - and then I cycled back. Anyway, to get back to George, we hit it off well by going to the theatres and cinemas, you[…]
[…]f shell-shocked prisoners and he had the method which was demonstrated in 'The Seventh Veil' and that was such a cracking success when it opened that Rank offered the studio at Shepherd's Bush to Sydney.Alan ? : But you do have quite a few traumas with 'The Seventh Veil' to get it off the ground did[…]
