Kinematograph year book (1950)

88 The Kinematograph Year Book. MORGAN, DAVID, F.S.A.A., director, Film Workshop, Ltd. ; b. 1903. Incorporated accountant, partner in the firm of Morgan and Co. Former chairman of Haltemprice U. D.C., and governor of Hull University, 1936-1941 ; senior accountant, Admiralty and financial adviser to Royal Navy in the Mediterranean and to the British Naval Mission in Greece, 1939-45 ; founder of Priory Cinema, Hull, and Plaza, Hessle. Addresses : Office : 19, St. Martin's Street, Leicester Square, W.C.2. Tel. : Whitehall 8396-7. Private: 43, Heath Drive, Raynes Park, S.W.20. MORGAN, Coun. JOSEPH, secretary-manager, Workmen's Hall, Gilfach Goch, Tonyrefail ; member, S. Wales branch C.E.A. committee ; past-chairman of branch. Address: Workmen's Hall, Gilfach Goch. Tel.: 14. MORING, LEONARD EDWARD, chairman and managing director, British Axiimated Productions, Ltd. b. 1909: ed. Barnsbury Central School. Addresses : Office : 144, Packington Street, Essex Road, Islington, N.i. Private : Chirnside, 53, Thetford Road, New Maiden, Surrey. Tel.: Maiden 41 16. MORRIS, E. C, general manager, Scala, Nottingham ; treasurer and member, committee Notts, and Derby Branch C.E.A. ; entered industry 1909 ; renting ; exhibiting ; patentee of Morris Dividing Kinema Screen. Addresses: Office, Scala, Nottingham. Tel. : 3633. Private: 29, Exeter Road, Nottingham. MORRIS, W. SOUTH AM, Managing Director, S.M. Associated Cinemas, Ltd. Address : Morriss House, 1-5, Jermyn Street, London, S.W.i. Tel. Whitehall 3242. MORRISON, FRED. W., exhibitor; member, Northern Branch C.E.A., committee ; delegate to General Council; b. 1873 ; one of original founders of Exhibitors' Association formed in Newcastle in early days of industry ; represented district at Birmingham conference which gave birth to C.E.A. ; member C.T.B.F. Council. Address: " Greenbank," Dunston Bank, Dunston-on-Tyne, Gateshead, 11. Tel. : Dunston 84320. MORRISON, T. J., novelist and scenarist ; b. 1906, Glasgow ; joined B.I. P. Elstree, 1931 ; subsequently scenarist, Warner Brothers, Gainsborough, Grafton Films, Holyrood Films ; A.B.P.C. Rank Organisation ; author of seven novels, and worked on numerous film scripts, including "The Stars Look Down," "Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill," " To the Public Danger." Addresses : Office : Colquhoun House, Broadwick Street, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 8646. Private : 244, Finchley Road, N.W.3. Tel. : Hampstead 7747. MOSS, A. S., company director ; b. 1893; formerly manager, supervisor, area superintendent, assistant theatre controller for G.-B. and P.C.T. Kinema ; controller for Moss Empires ; eventually chief supervisor and general manager to A.B.C. and associated companies, resigned 1942. MOWFORTH, GEORGE, b. 1905. Entered industry in 1923 as assistant advertising manager, Universal ; publicity manager, British Lion ; Pathe Pictures and Pathe Equipment for 13 years ; now publicity manager, Monarch Film Corporation, Ltd. Address : National House, Wardour Street, London, W.i. Tel. : Gerrard 8368. MOYLAN, WILLIAM JOHN, F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. ; b. Ireland, 1898 ; producer-director ; Indian film production since 1927 as cinematographer, script writer, film editor, director and producer ; in charge of production East India Film Company, 1933-1936 ; director of productions, Victory Pictures and Gemini Studios, 1940-42 ; producer and editor, "Indian News Parade"; Department of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1943 -1946, war correspondent with India and South-East Asia Commands, same period ; producer, Information Films of India, 1946-1947 ; producer and director, Hibernia Pictures, Dublin, 1948 ; director of Indian language versions, De Lane Lea Processes, 1949 ; member, B.K.S. ; R.P.S.; Royal Dublin Society, and the Royal Societies Club. Address : 54', Harlev House, London, N.W.i. Tel. : Welbeck 3388. MUNDEN, MAXWELL, writer-director; documentary producer, b. 1912. Journalist and short story writer, 1932-7 ; scenarist Merton Park Studios, 1938 ; scenario editor to Sydney Box's Verity Films 1940: From 1941 directed Government documentaries. Films include " Song of the People," " Picture Paper,' " Country Town," " One Man's Story." In charge of production Horizon Unit 1944-7 ; became managing director Film Workshop Ltd., 1948. Address : "The Cottage," Fairlawn Road, Wimbledon, S.W.19. Tel. : Liberty 5864. MURPHY, JAMES LAWRENCE, assistant to Fay Allport, European director, M.P.A.A. b. 1917 ; ed. University of Virginia. Formerly assistant to president of United Air Lines. Addresses : Office : 15, New Burlington Street, W.i. Tel. : Regent 381 1. Private : Arlington House, S.W.i. Tel. : Regent 4670. MUSK, CECIL, associated producer Film Producers Guild ; educated Aske's, City of London School, Dulwich College ; joined P.D.C. and Riverside Studios 1933 ; scenarist Western Electric and assistant supervisor of film production 1934 ; visited Holywood 1936 ; Merton Park Studios film director 1937 ; general production manager 1938 ; appointed producer 1940. Addresses: Office: Guild House, Upper St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C.2. Tel. : Temple Bar 5420. Private : Musk Cottage, Seven Hills Road, Cobbam, Surrey, Tel. : Cobham 2617. MYERS, JOHN B., publicity, J.A.R.O. b. 1904 ; joined industry as publicity manager Paramount British, 1930 ; later represented group of stars and directors ; publicity and advertising director, London Films, _ 1932-39 ; formed own company, Arrow Publicity, 1939 ; joined Production Facilities (Films) Ltd., as director of publicity and advertising manager for Rank film companies, 1945 ; subsequently transferred to J.A.R.O. as director of publicity ; joined Sydney Wynne on the publicity executive in 1948. Address : 38, South Street, W.i. Tel. : Mayfair 7454 MYERS, S. A., assistant managing director British Lion Film Corp., Ltd. ; b. 1896 ; joined Stoll Film Co. 1918 ; independent