Kinematograph year book (1948)

58 The Kinematograph Year Book. BILLINGS, REGINALD, HENRY (JOSH), film reviewer, b. 1899, ed. Central Foundation, London. Entered industry as reviewer to Premier Cinematograph Theatre;, Ltd., (since absorbed in Provincial Cinematograph Theatres) 1922 ; subsequently reviewer for Gaumont-British Corp., Major Independents ; the Services and leading trade papers ; Joined staff Kinematograph Weekly, 1928. Addresses : Office : 32, Shaftsbury Avenue, London, W.i. Tel.: Gerrard 6456. Private: 31, Cleveland Square, London, W.2. Tel. : Paddington 8280. BIRT, DAN, film director, British National Films ; b. 1907. Entered trade, 1928 ; film editor, 1932 ; script writing and directing War Office training films, 1940-6. Directed "Three Weird Sisters" (Brit. Nat.), 1947. Address : 25, Campden Hill Gardens, W.8. Tel.: Park 8869. BISHOP, H. W., production manager, G.B. News. Entered industry, 1910. Specialised on technical and production side ; first in processing laboratories, then ten years as cameraman, newsreel, scientific and studio production. Addresses : Office : Film House, Wardour Street, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 9292. Private : 29, Baronsmead, Gunnersbury Park, Ealing, W.5. Tel. : Ealing 1325. BLACK, ARTHUR W., managing director, Princes Regal, Tudor, Belgrave Cinemas, Leicester ; delegate to General Council ; b. 1887, Leicester. Addresses : Office : Belgrave Cinema, Belgrave Road, Leicester. Tel.: 61462. Private: " Redwinter," Toller Road, Leicester. Tel. : 77963. BLACK, RALPH J., exhibitor controlling kinemas in Notts, Derby, Northants. Vicechairman Notts and Derby Branch C.E.A. ; delegate to General Council ; b. 1898, Birmingham. Entered trade with Ideal Films, Liverpool, 1926, subsequently joined Paramount ; became exhibitor, 1936. Is director of Midlands engineering company, and interested in stage and film productions. Address : Office : Boulevard P.T., Hyson Green, Nottingham. Tel. : 76381. Private : Tel. : 64880. BLACK, STUART G., B.A. (Cantab.), F.R.P.S., F.I.B.P. ; chairman and art director, Walden Films, Ltd. ; b. 1890. ; past-president Western Counties Photographic Federation ; co-producer of films for Devon Education Committee ; secretary, Torbay Camera Society. Addresses : Office : No. 1, Cary Place, Torquay. Tel. : 3970. Private : " Yarner," Netherton, Newton Abbot, Devon. Tel. : Shaldon 38. BLAKE, ERNEST E., chairman Kodak. Ltd. and subsidiaries ; chairman of I.A.K.M. Equipment Section ; b. 1879. Trained as photographer ; entered industry with brother, late W. N. Blake, 1897 ; toured with Lumiere, Paul, Wrench and other type machines. Joined Kodak, 1902. A founder of the Cinema Veterans and president, 1937 38. Address: Kodak, Ltd., Kingsway, W.C.2. Tel. : Holborn 7841. BLAKE, F. B. B., chairman and managing director, Apollo Kinematic Theatre, Southsea, Ltd. ; Carlton Cinema, Cosham, Ltd. ; Empire Cinema, Havant, Ltd. ; treasurer, Ports mouth and I. of W. Branch C.E.A. ; b. 1894, Durban, S.A. Entered business 1921 as joint managing director, Portsmouth Town Cinemas ; resigned 1924 to take over management of Apollo ; built Carlton, Cosham, 1935 ; acquired Empire, Havant, 1939 ; chairman of Portsmouth branch, 1936-38 ; delegate to General Council from 1939. Addresses : Office : Empire, Havant, Hants. Tel. : Havant 179. Private : " St. Margarets," 53, Havant Road, Cosham, Hants. Tel.: Cosham 76800. BLAKE, GERALD, sales manager Acmad?, Ltd., b. 1896, ed. King's College, City of London University. Entered industry with Moy's, equipment manufacturers. Later played in films for Gaumont, British an Colonial, Clarendon Films, International Exclusive;, Sovereign Films, and toured own variety and stage shows. With Odeon Theatres, Ltd., 1940 to 1945. Producer, director, editor of many shorts and features. Addresses : Office : Acmade Ltd., 101, Wardour Street, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 5589. Flat 3, 2, The Broadway, Oxford Road, Denham, Bucks. Tel. : Uxbridge 2564. BLAKELEY, JOHN EDWARD, managing director, Film Studios (Manchester), Ltd. ; Mancunian Film Corp., Ltd. ; Blakeley's Productions, Ltd. Entered industry as film and still renter, Mancunian Film Corp., 1908 ; produced and directed George Formby's first two pictures; "Cup-Tie Honeymoon," "Holidays With Pav," 1947; "My Wife's Birthday," "The High School Girl," 1948. Addresses : Office : 3, The Parsonage, Manchester. Tel. : Blackfriars 1023. Private: " Briarleigh," 55, Northenden. Sale, Cheshire. Tel. : Sale 4669. BOND, RALPH, film producer ; vice-president A.C.A.T. and chairman of executive committee, b. 1906. Entered industry 1928 ; specialist in documentary production ; now producing for World Wide Pictures. Films include " Today We Live," " When We Build Again," "■Unity is Strength," and "A Power in the Land." Address : World Wide Pictures, ioa, Soho Square, London, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 1736. BOWDEN, FRANCIS DRAKE, managing director, Pathe Equipment, Ltd. ; b. 1883 ; entered industry with Raymond's Bio-Tableaux in 1904 ; Ruff ell's Bioscope, 1905 ; J. Frank, Brockliss, 1906 ; Chas. Urban Trading Co., 1914 ; Sidnev Bernstein, 1920 ; founded Theatre Equipment, Ltd., 1925. Addresses : Office : in, Wardour Street, London, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 1544. Private : 31, Townsend Avenue, Southgate, N.14. Tel. : Palmers Green 3214. BOXALL, HAROLD, film producer; joint managing director London Film Productions, Ltd. ; director British Lion Film Corporation ; Worton Hall Studios (1944), Ltd. ; Sound City (Films), Ltd. ; British Lion Production Assets, Ltd. ; b. 1898, London. Address : 146, Piccadilly, London, W.i. Tel. : Mayfair 8272. BOX, BETTY, producer, Gainsborough Pictures (1928), Ltd. ; in charge production, Islington Studios; b. Beckenham, Kent; assisted Sydney Box in production of 200 propaganda and documentary films during war, and