[…]ries of four short films called Quartet, the Somerset Maugham stories.Charles Drazin: Was Harold French um...Manny Yospa: I can't remember the actual director. Cecil Parker was in the -Charles Drazin: Yes.Manny Yospa: I remember 'The Colonel's Lady'.Charles Drazin: Were you very much aware of the pr[…]
[…]reen area, north London and the date was 1941 and I went to all the local schools and so forth and then progressed to what was called thenSouthgate County Grammar School. So it was just a general old education. Didn’t like itmuch, but I was very average. I got average marks in everything; I came ave[…]
[…] we joined them...Alan Sapper : They invited you...Lew Grade : So Val became the managing director, Val Parnell that is, I became the deputy managing director. And I suggested that Prince Littler, who owned the Moss Stoll group, become the chairman. And we went on from there ...Alan Sapper : And it […]
[…] and stuff. And of course, another man paid great credit to him, David Lean, because he learned a lot from that. Was leans first picture. He was a co director. He'd been a co director on I was with him down in Denton when we made major Barbara. He was up working with Gabby Pascal. That was 1940 we w[…]
[…] fact Harold decided he wanted to be a producer, so he put himself down as producer, and I got this large directing credit [laughs] which was totally undeserved.Stephen Peet: Was this a commercial company, a little documentary company? I believe we'll have a little pause here.Philip Leacock: Okay, y[…]
[…] for a great conductor and people relax for a good director. And, er... I don't think anybody had it in the […]
[…] for a great conductor and people relax for a good director. And, er... I don't think anybody had it in the […]
