Minutes of evidence taken before the Departmental Committee on Cinematograph Films (1936)

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APPENDICES 23 5 May, 1936.] [Continued. ACCOUNTANTS' CERTIFICATE. * certify that have inspected the books of the makers of the film herein referred to in so far as they relate to the We we r making of the said film, and have called for such explanations and documents as are necessary to enable to ascertain the amounts of salaries, wages and payments specifically paid for labour and services in the making of the said film (including a proper and reasonable proportion of any annual salaries or fees to be attributed to the making of the said film) and * certify that the amounts entered in the table above are correct. Dated this. .day of 19. Address. Signature Qualification 5. la) Names and nationality of the maker(s) of the film (in the case of a firm state the firm's name as well as the name of each partner, in the case of a company state the name of the company) : — Name. Nationality during the time stated in paragraph 1. (b) Address of maker (in the case of a company its registered office) (c) If the maker is a company, state below the part of the British Empire under the laws of which the company was constituted and the names and nationalities of the persons who were its directors during any part of the time stated in paragraph 1 : — Part of British Empire. Names of Directors. Nationality during the time stated in paragraph 1 . 6. — Name and nationality of the author or authors of the scenario : — Name. Nationality during the time stated in paragraph 1 . APPENDIX III. Makers of Films in Gkeat Britain. Makers of the 215 long films which were registered as British during the renters' quota year 1935-36, totalled 76. The chief makers of British films who have their own studios in Great Britain are : — Archibald Nettlefold Productions, Walton-onThames. (Studios mainly rented to other makers.) Associated British Picture Corporation, Ltd. (British International Pictures, Ltd., Boreham Wood, Elstree, and Welwyn Studios, Ltd., Wehvyn Garden City.) Associated Talking Pictures, Ltd. (Studios Ealing). British and Dominions Film Corporation, Ltd. British Lion Film Corporation, Ltd., Lion Studios, Beaconsfield, Bucks. British National Films, Ltd. Criterion Films, Ltd. (Worton Hall Studios, lsleworth.) Fox British Pictures, Ltd., Wembley (makers for Fox Film Co., Ltd.) Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. Ltd.. Shepherd's Bush: and Gainsborough Pictures (1928) Ltd., Islington. Joe Rock Studios, Elstree (associated with Leslie Fuller Pictures, Ltd.) London Film Productions, Ltd. (whose associated making companies are Denham Films, Ltd., Denham Film Corporation, Ltd., London and Denham Films, Ltd., Denham Studios. Ltd., and Technicolor., Ltd.)