Kinematograph year book (1948)

Who's What in the 1'ndustiy. 67 general manager, Graham-Yooll Enterprises ; opened St. Andrew Square P.H., Edinburgh, 1921 ; circuit manager with G.B. 1928; assistant divisional superintendent, G.B., Scotland and Northern Ireland, 1937. Addresses : Office : New Victoria, Clerk Street, Edinburgh. Tel. : 44421. Private : 35, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh. Tel. : 42217. DYER, ANSON, F.R.S.A., managing director, Anson Dyer Studios, Ltd. ; Analysis Films, Ltd. ; b. Brighton ; entered trade and made first cartoons, 1918 ; joined Hepworth's, 1922 ; made " Story of the Flag " for Archibald Nettlefold Productions ; opened own studios, 1935, to produce colour cartoons, including "Sam and His Musket" (Stanley Holloway series). Recent productions ; " Squirrel War " children's cartoon for Rank Organisation. Address: Anson Dyer Studios, Stratford Abbey, Stroud, Glos. Tel. : 629. EADIE, ERNEST RICHARD, M.B.K.S. ; exhibitor ; past-chairman, Northern Branch C.E.A. ; member of committee ; b. 1885, Birmingham ; joined C.E.A., 1913 ; vicechairman of branch, 1942-44 ; chairman, 1945 ; initiated formation of Newcastle section of the B.K.S., 1945 chairman 1947-48. Addresses: Office: "Apollo Cinema," Birtley, Co. Durham. Tel. : Birtley 123. Private : " Oaklea," Limetrees Gardens, Gateshead, 9, Co. Durham. Tel. : Gateshead 71685. EAGLE, R. J., A. CCA. ; director and secretary, Riverside Studios, Ltd. ; Studio Holdings Trust, Ltd. ; b. 1906, London ; entered industry 1938. Address : Broadmead House, 21, Panton Street, Haymarket, S.W.i. ECKMAN, JNR., SAMUEL, C.B.E., chairman and managing director, Metro-GoldwynMayer Pictures, Ltd., London ; chairman and managing director, New Empire, Ltd., London ; director, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Ltd. ; director, Loew's International Corp., New York ; b. New York City ; ed. New York Public Schools and College of the City of New York ; entered Industry, New York, exhibitor with his father, and later became New York manager of Mutual Film Corporation ; subsequently manager of New York branch Triangle Film Corporation ; New York manager of the Goldwyn Picture Corporation ; later transferred to home office of Corporation ; elected vice-president of the Goldwyn Distributing Corporation, taking over supervision, Eastern Division ; on amalgamation with Metro., and formation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, assumed charge of New England, New York and New Jersey districts ; appointed managing director of Jury-Metro-Goldwyn, Ltd., London (now M-G-M Pictures Ltd.), 1927 ; past-president New York Film Board of Trade ; president, K.R.S., London. 1931-34 ; made Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1947 ; Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturers, and Commerce ; Fellow of the American Geographical Society ; member of American Society in London. Address: 19, Tower Street, W.C.2. Tel. : Temple Bar 8444. EDMONDS, GEORGE, principal, George Edmonds and Partners, Surveyors, Valuers, Auctioneers ; b. 1897 ; commenced in practice 1920. Address : 4, Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.i. Tel. : Mayfair 1929. EDMUNDSON, JACK, manager, Regal, Grimsby ; vice-chairman, N. Lines. Branch C.E.A. , 1946-47 ; joined A.B.C, 1936. Addresses: Office : Regal, Grimsby. Tel. : 2878. Private : Westlands, Bargate, Grimsby, Lines. Tel. : 55863. EDWARDS, LLEWELYN, J. P., managing director, Royal Entertainments, Ltd. ; chairman, North-Western branch, C.E.A., 1946-47 ; delegate to General Council; b. 1885. Addresses : Office : Queens Chambers, Sussex St., Rhvl. Tel.: 844. Private :" Englefield," Russell Road, Rhyl. Tel. : 136. ELDER, JOHN C, F.R.P.S., director of productions, Elder-Dalrymple Productions, Ltd. ; founder of Scottish Educational Film Movement; associated with visual aid experiments for Glasgow Corporation ; Garrick series educational films ; produced and directed over 200 educational, interest, travel and documentary films. Addresses: Office : 178, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow. Tel.: Central 3521. Private : " Cintra," Speirs Road, Bearsden. Tel. : Bearsden 3 171. ELLIOTT, W. C, manager, Majestic, Portsmouth ; member Portsmouth and I.o.W. branch, C.E.A. committee ; b. 1893, Portsmouth. Associated with late W. G. Stokes in building the Majestic, 1920-21 ; chairman, Portsmouth branch, 1942, vice-chairman, 1947. Address: Majestic, Kingston Cross, Portsmouth. Tel. : 6652. ELLIS, MAJOR A. 0., exhibitor; proprietor of kinemas in Torquay, Brixham, Tiverton ; b. 1877. Trained as a surveyor. Entered Industry as exhibitor in 1910 ; member of Devonport Borough Council, 1907-13, and for two years chairman of the finance committee. Address: Sutherland Tower, Higher Warberry Road, Torquay. Tel. : 2895. ELTON, HERBERT, managing director, Eskay, Ltd. ; Aleph Entertainments, Ltd. ; Midland Empire Theatres, Ltd. ; delegate to C.E.A. General Council ; member C.T.B.F., committee. Entered Industry as salesman Cardiff branch Ideal Films, 1920 ; manager, Nottingham branch, 1922. Resigned 1930 to control exhibiting interests. Address : Commerce Chambers, Elite Buildings, Nottingham. Tel. : Nottingham 2273-4. ELTON, ARTHUR, director, Film Centre, Ltd. ; b. 1906 ; educated, Marlborough and Cambridge. Scenario department, Gainsborough, 1927 ; E.M.B. Film Unit, 1930 ; G.P.O. Film Unit, 1934 ; producer to Ministry of Labour 1934-35 ; founded Film Centre, with John Griersonand Basil Wright, 1937 ; supervisor production, M. of I., 1941-44 ; president, Scientific Film Association, 1943—45 ', rejoined Film Centre, 1945 ; film advisor Danish Government, 1946 ; advisor Information Services Centre, 1947. Address: 34, Soho Square, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 4253. ELVEY, MAURICE, film director since 1913. Films include: "Mr. Wu," "Fruitful Vine," " Sally Bishop," ; many Matheson Lang subjects for Stoll ; Gaumont, 1926, " Mdlle. from Armentieres," " H indie Wakes," "Roses of Picardy," " Flag Lieutenant," " Quinneys," "Balaclava," "High Treason," " School for Scandal," "Sally in Our Alley," "The Lodger," " Soldiers of the King," " Lily of Killarney," "Wandering Jew," "Princess Charming," "This Week of Grace," "The Code," " Road -Ca