The cinema and the public: a critical analysis of the origin, constitution, and control of the British Film Institute (1934)

Record Details:

Title:
The cinema and the public: a critical analysis of the origin, constitution, and control of the British Film Institute
Date:
1934
Publisher:
London : Ivor Nicholson and Watson Limited
Volume:
The cinema and the public : a critical analysis of the origin, constitution, and control of the "British Film Institute"
Leaf #:
00013
Language:
English
Collection:
Global Cinema, Books, United Kingdom, and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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The CINEMA and the PUBLIC To the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, M.P., Lord President of the Council. I. THE CINEMATOGRAPH FUND. My Lord President, The Cinematograph Fund set up under The SundayEntertainments Act, 1932, has now been in existence for a year ; and the Privy Council, which was charged with its administration, will no doubt shortly be considering the allocation of the money which has already accumulated.* As some of the problems involved are of considerable public importance, I am venturing respectfully to lay before you a number of facts and considerations regarding them. The Fund, you will recollect, was set up under Clause 2 of the Act " for the purpose of encouraging the use and development of the cinematograph as a * The figure which you gave in the House of Commons on November 30th, 1933, was £2,480 12s. 2d., and this will no doubt by this time have been considerably augmented by subsequent payments by local authorities out of Sunday cinema receipts. It has been estimated that something like £8,000 will ultimately be available for the Fund each year Page 9