Kinematograph year book (1948)

Who's What in the Industry. 63 Odeon Theatres, Ltd. ; director Odeon Properties ; director, Odeon Freehold and Ground Rents ; director, Entertainments and General Investments Corporation, Ltd. ; b. 1902, Ottawa, Canada ; entered trade with Metro Film Service, 1917 ; projectionist and manager, 1919-27 ; renting salesman and branch manager, 1927-31 ; general sales manager, Columbia Pictures of Canada, Ltd., 1931-41 ; managing director, United Artists' Corporation, Ltd., of Canada, 1941-44. Address : Film House, Wardour Street, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 5084. CORFIELD, JOHN, managing director, John Cor" field Productions, Ltd. ; b. 1893, Liverpool ; ed. Liverpool University ; joined the industry in 1934 ; lately managing director, British National Films, Ltd., and a director of Pinewood Studios ; served during war as chairman of Man Power Board, Ministry of Labour, and as chairman of U.N.R.R.A. (London) Personnel Board ; member of Ministry of Labour Appeal Tribunal and Court of Referees. AddrdSS : Panton House, 25, Haymarket, S.W.i. Tel. : Abbey 6044. CORNELIUS, 0. H., associate producer, writer, director, . Ealing Studios, Ltd. ; b. 1913, South Africa ; film editor, Alexander Korda Productions, 1935-40 ; deputy director, film department, South African Propaganda Services (Union Unity), 1940-43 ; wrote, directed and produced 14 South African war documentaries ; associate producer, Ealing Studios, 1943. Address : Ealing Studios, Ltd., Ealing Green, London, W.5. Tel. : Ealing 6761. CORNWELL CLYNE, ADRIAN, M.B.E., F.R.P.S., M.S.M.P.E., M.B.K.S., director, Dufay-Chromex, Ltd. ; Polyfoto (England), Ltd. ; Coronet, Ltd. ; b. 1892, City of London : colour adviser, Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1919-28 ; colour photographic research, Agfa-Ansco Corpn., Binghamton, N.Y., 1931-32 ; consulting technologist, Raycol British Corpn., 1932 ; introduced Gasparcolor to Gt. Britain, 1934 ; director, Gasparcolor, Ltd., 1935-37 ; patentee of numerous inventions covering colour photography and illumination; inventor of tri-colour one-shot cameras, bi-packs chromoscopes colour-projectors, colour organs, daylight lamps; author of "Colour-Music: The Art of Light," 1925, " Colour Cinematography, J937 ; producer of colour documentary films, including "Farewell, Topsails," " Spithead Review," "The Farm." Address: DufayChromex, Ltd., Rythe Works, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton. Tel. : Emberbrook 2350. CORONEL, SIDNEY A., managing director Coronel Renting and ^roductioa, Co., Ltd. ; Coronel Pictures, Ltd. ; ed. City of London School ; entered industry 1909 ; owned number of kinemas ; associated with early productions ; represented Nordisk and W. & F. for number of years ; later made and installed sound equipment and was managing director of Corolectric, Ltd. Address : 193, Wardour Street, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 5766 and 8892. COURTAULD, STEPHEN L., M.C. ; chairman, Ealing Studios, Ltd., and Ealing Distribution, Ltd. ; brother of Samuel Courtauld, chairman of Courtaulds, Ltd. Address : Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, W.5. Tel. : Ealing 6761. COWARD, H. G., studio manager, Pinewood Studios ; b. 1900, Sittingbourne. Address : Office : Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Bucks. Tel.: Iver 700. Private: 15, Pinewood Green, Iver Heath, Bucks. Tel. : Iver 498. COXALL, HORACE S., managing director, Horace S. Coxall, Ltd. ; b. 1880. Entered trade as manager, 191 2 ; later toured own stock repertory company until disbanded, 1 91 6 ; business manager, Square Film Co., until 1923 ; acquired company's assets, commenced business as independent renter, founded present company. Address : 153, Queen Street, Glasgow, C.i. Tel. : Central 9410. CRABTREE, ARTHUR, film director, Gainsborough Pictures (1918), Ltd. ; b. Shipley, Yorkshire ; assistant cameraman, 1929 ; chief cameraman, 1935 ; director, Gainsborough, 1944. Films since, include: — "Madonna of the Seven Moons," "They Were Sisters," "Caravan," "Dear Murderer," "The Calendar." Addresses : Office : Lime Grove Studios, Shepherd's Bush, W.12. Tel. : Shepherd's Bush 1210. Private: " Cranborne," 40, Park View Road, W.5. CRAIG, DONALD DUDLEY, A.C.A., A.S.A.A., director, Sheffield and District Cinematograph Theatres, Ltd., Hallamshire Cinemas, Ltd. ; Sunbeam Pictures, Ltd. ; Sheffield Suburban Cinemas, Ltd. b. 1908, ed. Rossall School. Addresses: Office : 3, Horphead, Sheffield. Tel. : 20888. Private : The Cottage, Thornhill, Derbyshire. CRAIG, SIR GORDON, director and general manager, British Movietone News ; b. 1891. ; knighted 1929 ; liveryman, Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers Company ; vice-president, ' " Old Contemptibles " Association ; member Westminster City Council. Address : 22 Soho Square, W.i. Tel. : Ge-rard 781 1. CRAWFORD, W. C, equipment manager, Army Kinema Corp. b. 1900, ed. Royal Technical College, Glasgow. Apprenticeship Glasgow Corp ; joined R.C.A. 1929 ; enlisted Royal Engineers, 1940 ; transferred R.A.O.C. and Army Kinema Service ; joined A.K.C., 1944. Addresses: Office: 36,' Dover Street, London, W.i. Tel. : Regent 8070. Private : 16, Denmark Road, Carshalton. Tel. : Wallington 3073. CREMIEU-JAVAL, IAN, joint managing director, British Acoustic Films, Ltd. ; director of G.B.-Kalee, Ltd. ; G.-B. Instructional, Ltd. ; G.-B. Screen Services, Ltd. ; Cinema Television, Ltd. ; G.-B. Equipments Ltd., G.-B. Animation, Ltd. ; b. 1900; educated, Trent and Marlborough ; entered business with Stoll, 1919 ; joined H.M.V. 1924; R.C.A. 1930 as general manager ; British Acoustic Films, Ltd., 1933. Address : Film House, Wardour Street, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 9292. CRICHTON, CHARLES, film director, Ealing Studios, Ltd. ; b. 1910, Wallasey. Formerly film editor, London Film Prods. ; editor documentary films, Ealing, 1940 ; associate producer for "Nine Men"; director "For those in Peril," " Painted Boats," " Hue and Cry," " Against the Wind." Addresses : Office : Ealing Studios, Ltd., Ealing Green, W.5. Tel. : Ealing 6761. Private : Mull Cottage, Denbam, Middlesex. Tel. : Denham 2466.