Kinematograph year book : 1931 (1931)

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320 The Kinematograpli Year Book. Our Leading Companies Official Details and Personnel Associated British Cinemas, Ltd. Incorporated January, 1928. Directorate : John Maxwell (Chairman and Man. Director), Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke, Bart, K.B.E., Jerome Denny Bright and William Douglas Scrimgeour. Secretary, Eric Lightfoot. A uthorised Capital : £2,000,000 in 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5s. each, and 1,000,000 7J per cent. Preference Shares of £1 each. Issued Capital : 3,500,000 Ordinary Shares of 5s. each, and 898,320 Jh per. cent. Preference Shares of £1 each. 149-151, Regent Street, London, W.i. Associated Sound Film Industries, Ltd. Incorporated October 31, 1929. Directorate: I. W. Schlesinger (Chairman), D. P. Out.W. H. van Etghen, Dr. R. Frankfurtei, Dr. E. Noble, V. H. C. Amberg, Dr. F. Bausback, and W. W. S. C. Neville, M.C. Secretary, D. W. Lewis. Authorised Capital: £1,000,000 divided into 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of los. each and 500,000 8 per cent. Participating Preference Shares of £1 each. River Plate House, Finsburv Circus, London, E.C.2. Audible Filmcraft, Ltd. Incorpotatfd June 6, 1930. Directorate : George \V. Pearson (Chairman), Alderman S. Cresswell, Walter Scott, David W. Marwick, George L. Jeremiah, George Banfield and F. Nonnan Wright. Secretary, Henry Francis Tiemey. Authorised Capital : £350,000. 155, Oxford Street, London, W.i. Ludwig Blatiner Picture Corporation, Ltd. Incorporated May 18, 1928. Directorate: Sir Walter Beau pre Townley, K.C.M.G. (Chairman), Ludwig Blattner (Man. Director), Herman Darewski and Charles Alfred Thompson. Secretary, H. C. Waddington. Authorised Capital: £200,000 10 per cent. Cum. Part. Pfd. Ordinary £1 each and £50,000 Deferred Shares of is. each. Issued : £180,000 and £50,000 respectively. Trafalgar House, Waterloo Place, London, S.W.I. British Acoustic Films, Ltd. Incorporated November 14, 1925. Directorate: I. Ostrer (Chairman), W. J. Gell, M. Ostrer, A. Poulsen and P. G. N. Hammond . Secretary, H. S. White. Authorised Capital: £5,000. Issued : 5,000 Shares of £1 each. Film House, Wardour Street, London, W.i. British and Dominions Film Corporation, Ltd. Incorporated February 13, 1928. Directorate : W. Henderson-Cleland, M.C. (Chairman), Hubert T. Marsh, F.C.A. (Man. Director), Russell E. Fawcus, Raymond P. G. Ireland, M.C, Nelson Keys, Herbert S. Wilcox and W. Charles Wilcox. Secretary, D. l.eyland Naylor. Authorised Capital : £415,000 10 per cent. Part Pfd. Ordinary £1 each and £85,000 Deferred Shares of is. each. Issued: £249,000 and £51,000 respectively. Empire House, 117-119, Regent Street, London, W.I. British Exhibitors Films, Ltd. Incorporated October 17, 1922. Managing Director : C. F. Bemhard, Secretary, A. E. Davis. Private company. 167-169, Wardour Street, London, W.i. British International Film Distributors, Ltd. Incorporated December 30, 1926. Directorate: C. Holder Nesse, W. W. S. C. Neville, and A. J. Stevens. Secretary, W. Sloman. Authorised Capital: £35,000. Issued Capital : £21,000. Daly's Theatre Buildings, 31-33, Lisle Street, London, W.C.2. British International Pictures, Ltd. Incorporated March 20. 192^1. Directorate: John Maxwell (Chairman), Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke, Bart, K.B.E., Jerome Denny Bright, William Douglas Scrimgeour, Maurice Arthur Dent and John Court Appleby Thorpe. Secretary, George Hind Gaunt. Authorised Capital: £1,500,000 divided into 500,000 8 per cent. Cum. Pref. Shares of £1 each and 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5s. each. Issued Capital: 250,000 8 per cent. Cum. Pref. Shares of £1 each fully paid and 3,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5s. each, fully paid. Film House, Wardour Street, London, W.i. British Instructional Films (Proprietors), Ltd. Incorporated May 27, 1927. Directorate: Alfred Edward Bundy (Chairman), Harry Bruce Woolfe (Man. Director), Lt.-Col. John Buchan, M.P., Walter Payne, O.B.E., and Harry Keasley, F.C.A. Secretaries, Baker, Sutton & Co. Authoiised Capital: .£200,000 divided into 385,000 Ordinary Shares of los. each and 150,000 Deferred Shares of is. each. Issued Capital : 300,000 Ordinary Shares of 10s. each, and 150,000 Deferred Shares of is. each. Eldon Street House, Eldon Street, London, E.C.2. British Lion Film Corporation, Ltd. Incorporated November 27, 1927. Directorate : Richard Edgar Horatio Wallace (Chairman), Samuel Woolf Smith(Man. Director), Sir Edward Lionel Fletcher, C.B.E., and Sir Robert John Lynn, M.P. Secretary, H. W. Franklin. Authorised and Issued Capital : £210,000. 8, New Compton Street, London, W.C.2. Butchers Film Service, Ltd. Man. Director, F. W. Baker. Secretary, Charles H. Frigout. Private company. 175, Wardour Street, London, W.i. Denman Picture Houses, Ltd. Incorporated March 12, 1928. Directorate: I. Ostrer (Chairman), Mark Ostrer (Vice-Chairman), C M. Woolf (Deputv Chairman), Col. H. A. .Micklem, C.B., CM.G!, D.S.O., S. Rowson, W. Evans, M. Ostrer, R. H. Gillespie and Maurice Woolf. Secretary, W. B. Robmson. Atithorised Capital : £1,650,000 in 3,300,000 Ordinary Shares of los. each ; £2,500,000 in 7 per cent. Guar. Fst. Mgge. Debenture Stock and £500,000 in 7 per cent. Guar. Convertible Debenture Stork. Issued