The film daily year book of motion pictures (1946)
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as follows: Associated British, 417: Gaumont British, 251: Odeon, 298. Their total seating capacity is about 1,500,000.
Monopolistic Tendencies — During the previous year the committee appointed by the Films Council at the request of the President of the Board of Trade to investigate monopolistic tendencies in the industry presented its report: Chief recommendations were no further circuit expansion: safeguards against foreign control of the British film industry; fully equipped studio space for independent producers; establishment of a tribunal; cooperative booking organization, and better marketing of British films overseas. The C.E.A., K.R.S., and Producers' Assn. and the Trade Unions concerned in the industry submitted their respective views to the President of the Board of Trade. Exhibitors are in favor of an exhibitors' tribunal; producers favor most of the proposals but others are generally opposed.
In May. 1945, an all-industry "working party"
was set up at the invitation of the President of the Board of Trade to discuss aspects of the Monopoly Report. At the first meeting of the BOT, presided over by Lord Drougheda, the new chairman of the Films Council, a full measure of agreement to set up arbitration machinery was reached.
This means that all matters of dispute should go to arbitration within the trade and, failing agreement, the award of an independent arbitrator would be accepted.
The Films Council now consists of the Earl of Drougheda (Chairman) ; Lady Apsley, Sir Walter Citrine, Prof. B. Ivor Jones, Mrs. Mary A. Hamilton, W. A. Creech Jones, M. P., M. Albert Palache, Prof. Arnold Plant, William Quin, Sir Geoffrey Shakespeare, Sir Alexander Korda, J. Arthur Rank, Maj. R. P. Baker, Joseph Friedman, E. J. Hinge, Com. A. W. Jarratt, Sir Alex King. C. P. Metcalfe, G. H. Elvin, and Tom O'Brien, M. P.
Distributors
LONDON
Anima Film Co.. 76, Wardour St., W.l. Ealing Distribution, Ltd., 169/171 Oxford St., W.l. British Lion Film Corporation, 76 Wardour Street, W.l.
Butcher's Film Service. Ltd., 175 Wardour St.. W.l.
Columbia Pictures, 139 Wardour St.. W.l.
Equity British Films. Ltd., 26 St. Anne's Court, Wardour St.. W.l.
20th Century-Fox Film Corp., 31/32, Soho Square, W.l.
Gaumont British Distributors, Ltd., Film House. Wardour St., W.l.
General Film Distributors, Ltd., 127/133 Wardour St.. W.l.
Independent Film Distributors, Ltd., 111a, Wardour Street, W.l.
International Productions, Ltd., 101 Wardour St.. W.l.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd., Scotsbridgo Mill. Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, Herts.
Paramount Film Service, Ltd.. 166. Wardour St.. W.l.
Pathe Pictures, Ltd., Film House, Wardour St., W.l.
R.K.O. Radio Pictures, Ltd.. 2-4 Dean St., W.l. Sherwood Exchange Film Agency, 191 Wardour
St.. w.i.
Standard Film Agency, 26 St. Anne's Court. Wardour St., W.l.
United Artists Corp., Ltd., Film House. Wardour St., W.l.
Warner Bros. Pictures, Ltd., 135 Wardour St.. W.l.
European Film Distributors, Ltd., Wallace House.
113/117, Wardour St.. W.l. Ambassador Films, Ltd., 179 Wardour Street. W.l. Anglo-Canadian Distributors, Ltd., 76 Wardour
Street, W.l.
Cavendish Pictures, Ltd., 26 St. Anne's Court.
Wardour Street, W.l. • Eagle-Lion Distributors Lt.. 169 Oxford St., W.l. Omnia Films Ltd., 90, Regent Street, W.l. Premier Distributors Ltd., Piccadilly House, Piccadilly Circus, W.l.
Josef Somlo. 17, Berners Street, W.l.
Exclusive Films. Ltd., National House. 60 /6b'
Wardour St., W.l. Renown Pictures Corporation, Ltd., Independent
House. Wardour Street, W.l. Technique Distributors, Ltd., 93/95 Wardoui
Street, W.l.
Fidelity Distributors. Ltd., 84 Wardour Street, W.l.
International Film Renters, Ltd., 167 Wardou' Street, W.l.
Anglo-American Film Corporation, Ltd., 12{l
Wardour Street, W.l. Liberty Films, Ltd.. 4 Golden Square. W.l. Federated Film Corp., 60. Wardou St. New Realm Pictures, Ltd., 167, Wardour St., W.l
Exporters and Importers
LONDON
Baer, M., 176 Wardour Street, W.l.
British Dominion Films, Ltd., of Australia, 40,
Picadilly, W.l. British & Overseas Film Sales, Ltd., 169 Oxford
Street, W.l.
British Commonwealth Film Cpn., Ltd., 17, Waterloo Place, S.W.I.
Cattermoul, Cecil, Ltd., Colquhoun House, Broadwick St., W.l.
Chaflr L., 17 Queen Anne St., W.l.
Fried. A., 191 Wardour Street, W.l.
International Variety & Theatrical Agency, Ltd., Queen's House, Leicester Place. W.C.2.
Jamily. D., 12 D'Arblay Street, W.l.
Levetus, Ltd., 194 Bishopgate, E.C.2. London and Overseas Film Services, Ltd., 2^.. Regent St., W.l.
London Film Export, Ltd., 90 Regent St., London, W.l.
Standard Film Agency. 26 St. Anne's Court,
Wardour Street, W.l. Wainwright, J. G. & R. B., Ltd., Astoria House,
62 Shaftesbury Avenue, W.l. British Empire Films, Ltd., Kent House, 87,
Regent St., W.l. Miss M. Swift, National House, 60/66 Wardour
Street, W.l. Film Alliance, Ltd., 109 Wardour Street. W.l. Illustra Enterprises, 159 Wardour Street, W.l.
Prodncers
LONDON
Argyle, British Productions, Welwyn Garden City. Herts.
Archers Film Productions, Ltd., 120 Dorset House,
Gloucester Place, N.W.I. British Lion Film Corp., 76 Wardour St., W.2.
British National Films. Ltd., National Stuuiv*. Butcher's Film Service, Ltd., 175 Wardour Street, W.l.
Concanen Productions, Denham Studios, Deiikaw, Oxbridge, Middlesex.
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