Kinematograph year book (1944)

230 The Kinematograph Year Book. Who's What in the Industry Keith E. Adams. Entered Industry in 1912 and has been on both exhibiting and distributing sides. Formerly feneral sales manager Goldwyn, Ltd. ; P.D.C., .td. ; London Manager Stoll Film Co., Ltd. In December, 1939, joined Warner Bros, as Circuits Controller. Address : Warner House, Wardour Street, W.i. Phone : Gerrard 5600. Harry Adloy. Born 1902. Entered Industry in 1924 as producer of advertising films and formed, in 1925, Younger Publicity Service, Ltd., to replace slide and curtain advertising by the more modern method of films. Two years later Younger Film Prod., Ltd., was formed as the production unit. Their Studios are now in Gt Windmill Street. National Film Corp., Ltd., was formed in 1930 to produce advertising and propaganda films. Director of several kinema companies. Chairman of the Publicity Committee of the Advertising and Industrial Film Association. Address: Harman Drive, N.W.2. Phone: Gladstone 6641-2. Arthur 8. Albln. Born 1875. Early in his career was a solo pianist at a kinema. In 1913 opened a picture house of his own at Shettleston, and later purchased another at Hawick, both of which he disposed of. Is an ex-Chairman of C.E.A. Scottish Branch and on the Benevolent Fund Committee, and has been chairman of the East of Scotland section of the. C.E.A. for the past eleven years. Until recently proprietor of Tollcross Cinema, now General Manager, New Tivoli, Edinburgh, and Managing Director, Embassy, Granton, Edinburgh. Clubs : Cinema and Drapers' Athletic Assoc. Private Address : Rose Villa, Viewforth, Edinburgh. L. G. Applobee, F.I.E.S. Born 1889. First entered the Entertainment Industry in 1906, being engaged in the electrical installations of the Putney Hippodrome and the Globe Theatre, London. Also joined producing staff of the late George Edwardes, and was actively engaged in lighting all the Gaiety Theatre, London, productions from 1907 to 1910. Joined London and General Theatres, Ltd., as circuit engineer. Later joined Grossmith and Laurillard at the Winter Garden, and then transferred to C. B. Cochran. Joined the Strand Electric and Engineering Co., Ltd., in 1922, as special designer of stage switchboards and lighting apparatus, and now manages I.E. and theatre lighting department. Was responsible for stage lighting of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and the new installation at the Covent Garden Opera House. Fellow, Illuminating Engineering Society. Address: 24, Floral Street, W.C.2. Phone : Temple Bar 7464. George Archibald, J.P. Director of British Film Services in the U.S.A. A ddress : 30, Rockefeller Plaza, New York. J. C. Atkinson. Born 1890. Educated Reading and Birmingham University. Resigned from R.A.F. 1923. Manager Public Address and Service Department GrahamAmplion, 1924-1927. Sales manager, British Phototone, 1927-192 8. Appointed sales manager, R.C.A. Photophone. 1928, and director 1940. Opened up R.C.A. activities on Continent, in 1929, becoming head of Photophone Dept. of Pathe Cinema, S.A. From 1931 to 1935 formed a circuit of 34 kinemas in Mauritius, Reunion and Madagascar. In 1935 rejoined R.C.A. Manufacturing Co., Inc., England, as Continental representative. In addition to this, now controls British Reproducer Sales. Addresses : The Cedars, Longford, Middlesex ; American Club, Piccadilly, W.i ; Royal Empire Society, Northumberland Avenue, W.C.2 ; and Electra House, Victoria Embankment, W.C.2. Phone : Temple Bar 2971-4. Harold Baim. Born 1914. Entered industry in 1929 at Leeds branch of M-G-M. Joined British Screen Service in 1934. In 1938 formed Renown Pictures Corporation, Ltd., in conjunction with J. H. Overton, LL.B., of Leeds. Now managing director of Federated Film Corp., Ltd., and director of Northern and District Film Distributors, Ltd., and proprietor of Glendale Pict. Corp., Ltd. Address : National House, Wardour Street, W.i. Phone: Gerrard 6704. Telegrams: Filmfed, Weado, London. Z. do L. Bakanowski, P.M.C., S.R. Born 1899. Bachelor of Law. Entered the Trade in 1926 and was Managing Director and Proprietor of Polonia Films in Madrid, and also Managing Director and co-proprietor of Varsovia Films which had the exclusive rights for the G.-B. in Valencia. For eight years he represented the Association of Polish Film Producers in Spain. Spent first three months of the civil war in Spain reporting in the front lines. In London, formed B.M.D., Ltd., to deal with the exchange of films between England and the Continent. Managing director Ahene Film Prod., Ltd. ; Managing director, S.T.A.W., Ltd., Director, Frederick J. Minns & Co., Ltd. ; General manager, Swift Rifle Co., Ltd. Addresses : 67-68, St. Aldate's, Oxford ; West Gates, Ferry Hinksey, Oxford ; and 29, Palace Gate, London, W.8. Phones : Oxford 2003, 48908 and 2039 ; and Western 2735. T. Thome Baksr, F.lnst.P., A.M.I.E.E., F.R.P.I. Associated with Spicers, Ltd., in the manufacture of film base and in the production of Dufaycolor kinematograph film. From 1934 to 1939 director of research and technical director of Dufaycolor, Inc., New York, now technical consultant in London at Thorne Baker Laboratories, 231, Baker Street, Loudon, N.W.i ; director of research to Dacrematt, Ltd., London ; contributor to technical Press in this country and U.S.A. Address : 29, Elm Park Court, Pinner. Phone : Pinner 2662.