Kinematograph year book (1939)
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CONTENTS
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The Story of 1938 . . ' . . . . 7
Events of the Year . . . . . . 15
The Year Abroad —
America . . . . * . . . . . . 20
Europe . . . . . . . . . . 22
Australia . . . . . . . . 28
New Zealand . . . . . . . . 30
Canada . . . . . . . . . . 30
India . . . . . . . . . . 32
Overseas Trade Directory —
Australia ... . . . . . . 33
Belgium . . . . . . . . 34
Canada . . . . . . . ■. . . 35
Czechoslovakia . . . . . . . . 36
Denmark . . . . . . 37
France . . . . 37
Germany . . . . ' . . . . 42
Greece .... . . . . . . 46
Holland . . . . . . . . 46
Hungary. . . . . . . . 47
India . . . . . . . . . . 48
Italy 48
Yugoslavia . . . . . . . . 50
New Zealand . . . . . . . . 51
Norway . . . . . . . . . . 51
Poland 51
Rumania . . . . . . . . 52
Sweden . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switzerland . . . . " . . . . 54
Turkey . . . . . . . . . . 55
Union of South Africa . . . . 55
United States of America . . . . 55
Films Section —
Trade Shown Films of 1938 . . . . 61
Renters' Offers of the Year . . . . 95
London Trade Show Theatres . . 103
Renting Companies' Personnel . . 104 Films Registered under the Act —
British . . . . . . . . . . 109
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . 124
Trade Organisations —
Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association of Great Britain and Ireland . . 151 Kinematograph Renters' Society, Ltd. 160 Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers, Ltd. .. 161 Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund . . .'. . . . . . . 161
Cinematograph Trade Provident
Institution . . . . . . . . 161
Guild of British Kinema Projectionists
and Technicians, Ltd. . . . . 162
Federation of British Industries . . 162
Performing Rights Society, Ltd. . . 162 Institute of Amateur Cinemato
graphers, Ltd. . . . . . . 162
British Actors' Equity Association . . 163 Sub-Standard Cinematograph Association . . . . . . . . . . 163
British Kinematograph Society . . 163
Association of Cine Technicians . . 163
British Film Institute . . . . . . 164
Electrical Trades Union . . . . 164
Photographic Performance, Ltd. . . 164 Provincial Entertainments Proprietors'
and Managers' Association, Ltd. .. 164 Film Production Employers' Federation . . . . . . . . . . 165
Association of Short Film Producers. . 165
Royal Photographic Society . . . . 165
Religious Film Society . . 165 Advertising and Industrial Films Association .. .. .. ..165
Central Information ■ Bureau for
Educational Films, Ltd. . . . . 165
British Board of Film Censors . . 165
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Variety Artists' Federation . . . . 165
Associated Realist Film Producers 166
. Cinema Veterans, 1903 .. .. 166
Society of Entertainment Managers
and Musical Directors . . . . 166
Sound Film Music Bureau, Ltd. . . 166
Film Strippers Association, Ltd. .. 166 National Association of Theatrical
and Kine Employees . . . . 167
Newsreel Association of Great Britain
and Ireland, Ltd. . . . . . . 167
Screenwriters' Association . . . . 167
Film Industry Employees Council of the Association of Cine-Technicians & National Association of Technical
& Kine Employees . . . . . . 167
Cinematograph Films Council . . 167 Cinema Club, Glasgow . . 167 Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc. . . . . 167
Federated British Film and Stage Association and Universal Filmgoers' League . . . . . . 167
Lancashire Cinema " Old Boys " . . 168 British Federation of British Film
Societies . . . . . . . . 168
Amusement Caterers' Association
(Northern Ireland) . . . . . . 168
Musicians' Union . . . . . . 168
Federation of Cinematograph Societies 168 Associated Film Carriers of Great
Britain, Ltd. 168
London Poster Advertising Association, Ltd 168
British Poster Advertising Association if>8
Amateur Film Clubs, etc. . . . . 168
Fan Clubs . . . . . . 170
Official Data —
Government Departments dealing with
the Film Industry . . . . . . 172
Legal Section —
The Legal Survey . . . . . . 174
Digest of Acts and Regulations . . 178
Cinematograph Act, 1909 . . . . 178
Revised Rules of Management, Jan. 1,
1935 187
Sunday Entertainment Act, 1932 . . 189
Home Office Regulations, 1923 . . 194
Cinematograph Films Act 1938 . . 203
In the Courts . . . . . . . . 224
Financial Section —
Bankruptcies, Liquidations, etc. . . 229
New Companies . . '. . . . 232
Equipment and Technical Section — The Kinematograph Theatre : —
Equipment and Technique in 1938 253
Data for Kinematograph Technicians 3c 6
Who's What in the Industry . . 312
British Production and Studios —
Equipment and Technique in 1938 . . 347
British Studios . . . . . . . . 367
British Production Units . . . . 376
Directory Section —
General Trade Directory . . . . 389
Classified Trade Directory . . . . 425
Our Leading Companies . . . . 44^
Theatre Circuits . . . . . . 455
London Kinemas . . .'. . . 47^
English do. . . . . . . . . 503
Welsh do. . . . . . . . . 666
Scottish do. . . . . . . . . 678
Eire Kinemas . . . . . . . . 7o2
Northern Ireland Kinemas . . yog
Index to Advertisements . . . . 72Q