Minutes of evidence taken before the Departmental Committee on Cinematograph Films (1936)

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INDEX 95 INDEX TO EVIDENCE [Note.— References in italics are to Questions in the Oral evidence; other references are to Pages of the Written evidence] Advance booking, 1, 2, 7, 39, 82, 145, 166, 266, 376, 445. Advisory Committee, 5, 60, 62, 74, 59, 413, 424, 464, 473, 491, 536, 610. Associated Realist Film Producers, Ltd. : — appendices to evidence, 69. memorandum of evidence, 59. oral evidence, 62. Association of Cine-Technicians : — membership, 71, 569, 640. memorandum of evidence, 7 1 . oral evidence, 75. Barring clauses, 10, 37, 186, 712, 908. Blind booking, 1, 2, 37, 145, 166, 195, 445, 624, 663. Block booking, 1, 2, 37, 39, 73, 145, 165, 196, 243, 410, 604, 624, 658, 703, 710, 869. Board of Trade : — appendices to evidence, 20. memorandum of evidence, 1. oral evidence, 13. British film, statutory requirements, 4, 20, 21, 39, 72, 74, 82, 13, 19, 242, 570, 599, 608, 634. Cinematograph Exhibitors Association of Great Britain and Ireland : — appendices to evidence, 94. membership, 79, 731, 750, 838. memorandum of evidence, 79. oral evidence, 82. Cinematograph Films Act, 1927 : — excepted films. See Films, penalties, 3, 4, 40, 73, 603, 621. purpose of the Act, 2, 35, 79, 1. quota provisions, 4, 82. Cinemas : — circuit, 8, 142, 750, 898. independent, 759, 826, 838, 908. Documentary films, 39, 59, 69, 73, 74, 81, 103, 270, 300, 408, 801. Employment in film production, 33, 39, 72, 74, 43, 129, 251, 425, 560, 562, 608, 617. Exports, 12, 3, 28, 39, 150, 291, 486. Film bookings, number of, 10. Film industry : — capital invested in production, 6, 59, 31, 379, 401. position in Great Britain prior to Cinematograph Films Act, 1927, 1. organisation in Great Britain, 34, 403. Film Producers' Group (Federation of British Industries): — appendices to evidence, 58. membership, 58, 116, 347, 356. memorandum of evidence, 34. oral evidence, 40. Films : — British : — cost, 6, 12, 38, 59, 72, 81, 16, 132, 138, 205, 239, 269, 434, 570, 578, 594, 614, 632, 673, 915, 923. Empire films and the quota, 6, 39, 74, 81, 254, 307. exhibited hi quota years, 1932-35, 9. numbers imported from overseas, 6, 25. numbers and footage registered, 5, 6, 7, 51. quality, 8, 10, 11, 26, 37, 38, 39, 71, 73, 74, 17, 23, 85, 142, 165, 178, 201, 228, 238, 242, 269, 278, 294, 303, 307, 314, 330, 357, 361, 419, 578, 586, 614, 622, 632, 642, 696, 700, 738, 784, 815, 841, 850, 865, 887, 894, 923. quality test, 12, 38, 39, 72, 81, 205, 269, 434, 578, 594, 614, 632, 673, 923. registered for exhibitors' quota only, 34, 54. short, 6, 7, 9, 39, 60, 62, 74, 81, 19, 54, 136, 234, 300, 409, 416, 555, 646, 682, 783, 800, 869, 889. supply, 5, 6, 7, 11, 35, 9, 23, 169, 261, 277, 312, 333, 380, 416, 651, 717, 781, 810, 843, 850, 887. foreign : — for special theatres, 73, 65, 159, 287, 601, 638, 904. quality, 6, 8, 647, 784. numbers and footage registered, 5, 6, 7. short, 7, 62, 412, 532, 541, 647, 783. import duties, 32, 4, 24, 156. sub-standard, 13, 108, 259, 689. to which Cinematograph Films Act, 1927, does not apply, 4, 33, 61, 73, 26, 39, 424, 440, 509. " try-out ", 40, 197, 274. Imperial Conference, 1926, 2, 1. Legislation : — in British Empire overseas, 12, 28, 254, 374. in foreign countries, 13, 30. Quota : — average shown by exhibitors, 738, 761. exhibitors', 4, 9, 37, 39, 58, 73, 79, 9, 63, 170, 200, 261, 447, 541, 575, 656, 684, 698, 703, 810, 841, 883. exhibitors' defaults, 10, 786, 835. proposals for amendment, 38, 58, 61, 73, 74, 200, 575, 656, 666. renters', 4, 7, 8, 38, 39, 58, 71, 73, 81, 9, 12, 22, 63, 170, 200, 328, 447, 541, 575, 668, 703, 906. renters' defaults, 8. Remittances abroad, 35, 149. Renters' booking policy, 9, 81, 77, 827, 863. Scenario author, 40, 21, 257, 354, 921. Special exhibition value, 5, 34, 60, 74, 51, 59, 223, 276, 395, 413, 423, 472, 476, 491, 538, 558. Television, 82, 885. Trade show, 82, 685, 881. (36,52-11) Wt. 1567-6S86 376 6/36 P St. G. 335 S.O. Code No. 51-213-1