Kinematograph year book (1948)

Who's What in the Industry. 95 1930-9 ; publicity officer, War Office, 1940-4, was responsible for production of Army Film Unit and Army's visual aid publicity ; director, Films Division, British Council, 1945-6. Addresses: Office : 83, Baker Street, London, W.i. Tel.: Welbeck 4420. Private : 34, Jubilee Place, Chelsea, S.W.3. Tel. : Flaxman 4301. TULLY, MONTGOMERY, director and writer, British National Films ; b. 1904, Ireland ; educated, London University. Entered Industry 1927 as documentary scenarist. Directed "Murder in Reverse," "Spring Song," wrote screenplays: "Waltz Time," "Murder in Reverse," "Lisbon Story," "Spring Song," " Punchdrunk." Address: National Studios, Boreham Wood, Herts, Tel. : Elstree 1644. Agent :" Christopher Mann, Ltd. TURFERY, COSSAR, producer, director, Verity Films, Ltd. ; b. Edinburgh. Publisher, author, playwright, lyric writer, film script writer, director and producer. Addresses: Office : Guild House, Upper St. Martin's Lane, W.C.2. Tel. : Temple Bar 5420. Private : 6, Cavendish Drive, Edgware, Middlesex. Tel. : Edgware 4363. TURNBULL, DM circuit controller, Tyneside area, G.-B. Picture Corp. ; b. 1904, Catterick Bridge, Yorks. Entered Trade 1929, as assistant manager ; assistant divisional superintendent, 1943 ; circuit controller, 1946. Addresses : Office : Havelock Chambers, Fawcett Street, Sunderland. Tel. : 2380. Private: 25, Beverley Gardens, Cullercoats, Northumberland. TURNBULL, ELLIOTT, proprietor, Savoy, Shaftesbury ; member Hants and E. Dorset Branch C.E.A. Committee ; b. 1902, W. Hartlepool, Durham. Managerial appointments, 1926-44. Trustee Hants, and Dorset Branch C.E.A. Address: Long Copse, Coombc, Shaftesbury. Tel.: 65. TURNBULL, ERNEST, managing director Hoyts Theatres, Ltd. ; b. Melbourne, 1894. Foundation member of United Australia Party, conservatives. First came into contact with industry in 1923 as officer of Commonweath Government publicity department. Later managing director Gaumont British Dominion Film Distributors ; began first allBritish house, Melbourne, Athenaeum, 1932. Was also general manager Fox Film Corp. From 1941, managing director, Hoyts. TURNER, EDWARD GEORGE, R.S.A., managing director, Perforated Front Projection Screen Co., Ltd. ; Patent Fireproof Rear Projection Screen Co., Ltd. ; b. 1872. Joined Industry, 1896 as film renter; pioneer of film producing in Great Britain, and with J. D. Walker, of the film renting system ; with the late W. Holmes, he was inventor of fireproof gate, automatic shutter and spool boxes ; maker and user of first iron operating box with automatic shutters ; in 1904 with J. D. Walker and G. H. Dawson, formed Walturdaw Co. ; past chairman of the K.R.S. and K.M.A. ; jubilee year president, Cinema Veterans, 1946. Addresses : Office : 43, Higham Street, Walthamstow, E.17. Tel. : Larkswood 1061. Private : 72, Minchenden Crescent, Southgate, N.14. Tel. : Palmers Green 3614. TURNER, LT.-COL. JOHN R., D.S.O., T.D., J.P., secretary, Scottish Branch C.E.A. ; director of picture houses in Scotland ; partner of the chartered accountancy firm of Turner and Houston ; secretary of the Scottish Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund. Address : 90, Mitchell Street, Glasgow, C.2. TURNOR, P. A., secretary and deputy managing director, RCA Photophone, Ltd. ; b. 1898. Joined RCA Photophone, Inc., in 1931, subsequently transferring to RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., and then to parent organisation, Radio Corporation of America. Appointed secretary of RCA Photophone, Ltd., 1937 ; deputy-managing director, 1940. Addresses : Office : 43, Berkeley Square, W.i ; Tel. : Grosvenor 8861. Private : 16, Sherington Avenue, Hatch End. Tel. : Hatch End 735 VIVEASH, R. C. 0M secretary, Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund. Joined Industry 1910 on exhibiting side ; transferred to renting 191 3, with the Gaumont Co., Ltd., until 1924, when appointed secretary C.T.B.F. and Provident Institution. Address : Queen's House, Leicester Square, W.C.2. Tel. : Gerrard 4104. WAINWRIGHT, JOHN GEORGE, director, J. G. & R. B. Wainwright, Ltd.— Addresses : Office : 10, Manchester Square, W.i. Tel. : Welbeck 8784. Private : Norfolk Hotel, Harrington Road, South Kensington, S.W.7 Tel.: Kensington 9527. WAKE, SYDNEY, F.R.S.A., chairman and managing director, Sydney Wake, Ltd., Laboratories ; b. 1883 ; entered Industry in 1 9 10 with Crystal Film Mfg. Co. ; established Excel Kinematograph Co., 191 2 ; managing director Regal Films, Ltd., 1913 ; established Standard Kine Laboratories, 1021 ; established Sydney Wake, Ltd., Laboratories 1937. Address : 89-91, Wardour Street, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 5716. WALKER, NORMAN, general manager, D. & P. Studios, Ltd. ; director, G. H. W. Productions, Ltd. Addresses : Office : Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Bucks. Tel. : Iver 700. Private: " The Chine," Chorleywood Road, Rickmansworth, Herts. WALLACE, J., managing director, Perth P. H. Co., Ltd., Palladium (Paisley) Ltd. Past chairman, Scottish Branch C.E.A. ; past chairman, Scottish Centre K.R.S. , past president, Glasgow Cinema Club ; member Scottish Branch, C.E.A. Committee; Address: "Ardneil" Troon. Tel.: Troon 273. WALLER, S., governing director and chairman of Way and Waller, estate agents and surveyors ; specialising in sales and valuations of kinemas; b. 1891 ; educated King's College, London. Address: 7, Hanover Square, W.i. Tel. : Mayfair 8022. WALLIS, J. R., assistant studio controller and personnel manager, A.B.P.C. ; b. 1916 ; Highgate, London ; educated University College School ; formerly secretary to private company ; executive Films Division, M.O.I., 1942-1945. Address : Welwyn Studios, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. Tel. : Welwyn Garden 3247.