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[…]his three dimensional model and the optics and so on were very poor. And then he fiddled around and departed. Were upon our effects man for bamf got Frank Liston came in, said what he thought of the professor in charge of optics. Right now all week bedri had a lens that would, and so on. So he went […]

[…]e in - all in the pound. I got, let's see - there was a fellow named - I think he's been an assistant director, but he was assistant studio manager, Frank Covern or Frank Cohen as he was then. He's a very nice bloke and I think he's still around in the business somewhere, something to do with the Da[…]

[…]le he selected and found, the stars he made were the international ones. Oh yes I think one was lucky to sort of join his stable rather than, say the Rank stable (the Rank Organisation), certainly the ABPC (Associated British Picture Corporation) one you know, just narrow minded and petty.And certai[…]

[…]aboratory.  And later on he came over to Pinewood, was a Dubbing Mixer for a while and then went off.  I last saw him, he was in one of the Rank Research places.Q          Was he not at one stage in charge of sound at The Bush?A   […]

[…]ad him thrown out, you see. We said it was our exclusive so he didn't win.Roy Fowler: Right.Reg Sutton: You see, they used to get up to all sorts of pranks and some of the old cameramen will tell you this, there's not many about now to tell you but I know the stories where they'd cover cricket at th[…]

[…] dee I don't know. SPEAKER: M2 You worked for the Rank Organisation? SPEAKER: F1 Then after the Ostrers it then became […]

[…] [In answer to indecipherable interruption - possibly identifying Wells as Rank's 'Gong Man'] Well of course he had played the […]