Kinematograph year book : 1931 (1931)

238 The Kincniatograph. Year Book. Sidney L. Bernstein. Managing Director of The Bernstein Theatres and Denman London Cinemas, Ltd., and Kineraatograph Equipment Co., Ltd., and Director of the Capital and Counties Electric Theatres, Ltd., Shrewsbury Empires Ltd., Automaticket, Ltd. One of the founders of the Film Society. Address : — 197, Wardour Street, W.I G. H. Blackburn. Licensee and Manager of the New Palace. Theatre, JJristol, for GaumontBritish Circuit. One of the members of the " old brigade " and been in the business from near the beginning. Formerly with Biocolor at the " Old Brit." and "Sadler's Wells." Later at Derby, Watford, and now in eighth voar in the Metropolis of the West. Ernest E. Blake. Born 1879. Trained as professional photographer, and in 1897 entered the Kinematograph industry, using machines by Lumiere, Paul, Wrench and others, and touring a show with his brother, W. N. Blake. Joined Kodak in 1902, and is now General Manager. One of the founders of the Veterans. Address: — Kodak, Ltd., Kingsway W.C.2. William Norman Blake. [Ex-President C.E.A,] W. N. Blake was born in 1871, educated at Bedford, and is recognised by his fellows as the head of the Industry in Bedfordshire and neighbouring counties. He is managing director of Blake Bros. Theatres, Ltd., which controls the Empire, Bedford, and the Picturedrome, Hitchin, and also of the Bedford Palace, Ltd. ; also managing director of the Hitchin Playhouse. Joining the Industry in 1897 and touring the country with Blake Bros., animated photographs, he has been actively connected with the camera and exhibiting side of it for thirty years. He took some of the earliest animated photographs ever made in England, and his work as a professional photographer has been e.xhibited and medalled at the leading exhibitions all over the kingdom. It was through his instrumentality that the exhibitors of Bedfordshire organised themselves into a sub-branch of the C.E.A. and later developed into the Southern Midlands branch. The first three years he was chairman and, after acting as Bedfordshire representative on the Home Counties' branch executive, he is now the Southern Midlands representative on the General Council of the C.E.A., and was President of the Association, 1926-27. Organiser of the Kinema Veterans and President 1928-9. L. Blattner. Born 18S4, and came to this country in 1897 with Gustav Mellin. In 1900 he became associated with local theatrical ventures in the Liverpool district . Successively became assistant at Winter Gardens, New Brighton ; manager of the Winter Gardens, Bootle ; general manager of the Adeler and Sutton circuit, Great Britain ; lessee of Apollo Theatre, Bootle ; Gaiety, New Brighton ; and Scala Theatre, Seacombe ; general manager of Peter Street Picture House, Manchester. In 1920 negotiated with Miss Horniman the purchase of Manchester's Repertory Theatre, The Gaiety. Turned same into a public company, and remained in general management. In 1924 floated Keycities, Ltd., which took over Gaiety from the Gaiety Cinema (Manchester), Ltd. Managing Director, Ludwig Blattner Picture Corporation, Ltd. Address: — 35-6, Little Newport Street, W.C.2. Phone:— Regent, 1086. Dr. Hans Boehm. [Assistant General Manager, Associated Sound Film Industries, Ltd., Wembley Park] Born 1890 in Vienna. Educated Berlin University(graduated Dr. Phil., Photographic Chemistry and Physics). Scientific and hterary work on Photography and Kinematography. Also active commercially in the Chemical Trade. Appointed Manager of the Stadium Film G.m.b.H., 1927. Preliminary work in connection with the foundation of the German Sound Films Syndicate. Appointed General Secretary of the Tonbild-Syndikat A.G. (Tobis), Berlin, on its foundation (.August 1928), occupying this post till September, 1930. Joined Associated Sound Film Industries, Ltd., in October, 1930. Also Alternate Director of British Sound Film Productions, Ltd. Address :—\.S.FA. Studios, Raglan Gardens, Wembley Park, Middlesex. Phone: — Wembley, 3041. Tom Bojue. [General Manager of Morton's Born in Scotland, and star artist, but came to Hull when acquired the Theatre Royal in appointed manager of the Pri first kinema to be built in Hull manager of Morton's Pictures in-chief of the Majestic Majestic, Hull. Pictures, Ltd.] ted as a scenic William Morton 1S95. He was nce's Hall, the , in 1910. Now and manager Address : — ^The H. Granville BoKall. [General Manager, Gainsborough Pictures (,1^28), Ltd.] Bom 1897. Entered film industry in 1920. Actively connected with adaptation and installation as well as their conversion to sound stages of the Islington Studios. Assistant Studio Manager until 1925, then Studio and Production .Manager for Gainsborough. Appointed General Manager, Gainsborough Pictures (1928), Ltd., April, 1929. Has had active control of over 100 productions including, "The Rat," "The Lodger," "Blighty," "Constant Nymph," "The Wrecker," "Balaclava," " VV'oman to Woman," "Journey's End." "Symphony in Two Flats," "Stronger Sex," "A Warm Corner," " P.C. Josser," "Third Time Lucky" and "The Sport of Kings." Address: — Gainsborough Pictures (1928), Ltd., Film House, Wardour Street, W.i. Alec J. Braid. Entered the Film industry in 1913 to handle the publicity for Gaumont's " Chronochrome " process. After journalistic and printing experience in the Provinces, including managingeditor and proprietor, was for h time news editor of the Daily Graphic. Founded and edited "Gaumont Weekly," first trade house organ ; publicity manager Gaumont Company, Ltd., and edited " Gaumont Graphic " till May. 1915 ; then publicity manager, G.F.H.S. ; subsequently joined Transatlantic Film Company, then publicity manager, F.B.O., became director of publicity to the Stoll Film Company, Ltd. in 1918 (founded and edited Stoll's Editorial News. .\t present publicity manager of W. and F. Address : — The Retreat, Buxton Lane, Caterham.