Albert Critoph

[…]his, that and the other. Of course, when it come to me, I said I would like to be a projectionist as such, because I would have said to know what the world was called projectionist in those days, but I want to be a chap that showed the films in the cinema. So when I was in front of this board to sel[…]

Muriel Cole

[…]bout yourself in personal details, when you when and where you were,Speaker 3  0:35  right? I first drew breath just before the outbreak of World War One in June 1914, which means that in two months time, I shall be 74 the place this auspicious event occurred was in a small terrace suburba[…]

Winston (Wyn) Ryder

[…]ed to bring his girlfriends in when he was dubbing. Very strange goings on in those days. Then Beaconsfield shut down at the beginning of the [Second World] war, and we thought there would be no more films made, and I had this leg, couldn’t do very much in the way of fighting, and it may well have s[…]

Richard (Dickie) Best

[…]mes. What exactly were quota films?DB: There was a law brought in that British cinemas, American films, ofcourse, were flooding the market. The First World War had seen to that.British production and European production had dropped considerably andthey had during the First World War picked up market[…]

Moira Armstrong

[…]test and all that because he wasn’t convinced. Then eventually he was and she was, she was cast.Right. Mm, and then, then you went off in to the wide world?Yes.I..E, London Weekend?Yes, [Laughter] yes.[Laughter]Which was very strange compared to The BBC.Mm, can you pinpoint any differences? I mean..[…]

John L Hargreaves

[…]ve me whether we just did it. We went there and obviously not at Amelia ball. But you've got paid back at the end of the day when the film was a good world good film. Yes. So it all came to an end at age 60 and then the these little groups were formed as a allied and Brian's than another companies a[…]

Alice (Queenie) Turner

[…] me. And of course, my dad being out of work as well, but he got a job soon after I started work and it seemed though, you know, he was on top of the world.Yes, all working?I mean, yes.Right. Who was in charge of the lab at that time, was that Phillips then?Oh no. Mr Tislowe [ph 05:26] was in charge[…]
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