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houses. But they soon found that they could not do this fairly unless they had two classes of certificates, one called 'A' for films which were not recommended for children, and another called 'U' for universal exhibition. This scheme worked well for a long time, but the coming of 'trailers' put a different complexion upon it. For the trailer for an 'A5 film quite naturally often got shown during a week in which the rest of the programme was 'U,' and the theatre was consequently full of children!
Even the trailer was not good for kids, but they got their appetites whetted and wanted to see the film as well. The licensing authorities were up in arms and said these things must not be, and the censorship board was in a quandary. BrookeWilkinson, wise man, hit upon the remedy. He said we will have 'U' trailers on 'A' films as well as on the others, and the censor shall see them all and guarantee their innocence. And the people who make trailers must take care that they do not contain anything which would prevent them being passed as 'U,' whatever the 'feature' might be like. The licensing people agreed and Kimberley agreed, but they all said that there must be a liaison officer to see that the conditions were duly carried out. But who?
BrookeWilkinson said, 'What about Hep worth?' and Paul Kimberley said, 'Why not Hep worth?' — both at the same time. So it came to pass that I joined the staff of National Screen Service, and of two other major companies who were making their own trailers, and I have been there ever since.
The scheme functioned so well that my work gradually became little more than a sinecure. I filled in my time in many ways in the interest of National Screen Service and gradually settled down to my present job: the production of 16 mm. stereoscenic sound films in colour with a view to subsequent enlargement to 35 mm. for the more important picture theatres.
I am happy in this job which takes me out into beautiful scenery and the making of the sort of films I enjoy. I have numbers of friends, dear friends, in this company and in the film trade generally. Fate has been good to me after all. I am content.
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