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

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176 INDEX INDEX TO EVIDENCE [Note. — References in italics are to Questions in the Oral evidence ; other references are to Pages of the Written evidence] Ace Films, Ltd. : — memorandum of evidence, 147. oral evidence, 148. Administration, 113, 134, 157, 1228, 1238, 1458, 1500, 1773. Advance booking, 113, 153, 156, 159, 160, 1008, 1125, 1239, 1712, 1785. Advisory Committee, 127, 132, 134, 147, 154, 157, 173, 1111, 1458, 1484. Advisory Committee, Report to Board of Trade, 153, 1712. Blind booking, 113, 115, 153, 156, 159, 160, 1008, 1125, 1161, 1172, 1239, 1292, 1712, 1785. Block booking, 113, 115, 159, 160, 169, 1043, 1125, 1161, 1172, 1239, 1292, 1722, 1785. British film, statutory requirements, 147, 150, 153, 154, 156, 1180, 1196, 1669. Cinemas : — ■ independent, 1158, 1163. Cinematograph Exhibitors Association of Great Britain and Ireland : — supplementary memoranda of evidence, 167. Cinematograph Films Act, 1927 : — ■ excepted films. See Films, penalties, 153. quota provisions, 172. Denning Films, Ltd. : — memorandum of evidence, 146. oral evidence, 146. Documentary films, 132, 140, 170, 175, 1444, 1464, 1686. Doyle, Stuart F. :— memorandum of evidence, 168. Electrical Trades Union : — memorandum of evidence, 169. Employment in film production, 133, 148. 149, 169, 171, 1131, 1685, 1693. Exports, 112, 1150, 1298, 1355, 1506. Film industry : — ■ administration, 114, 1200, 1239. capital invested in production, 115, 1147, 1220. economic factors, 110. personnel, 96, 114, 133, 134, 1001, 1032, 1037, 1059 1069, 1180, 1200, 1239, 1245, 1529, 1666. stages in operation and under construction, 126. Films : — British : — advertisement, 127, 128, 175, 1323, 1331, 1388, 1516. cost, 113, 114, 127, 148, 154. 155, 156, 157, 158, 978, 1031, 1084, 1186, 1437, 1439, 1687. Empire films and the quota, 147, 150, 168, 1613, 1672. exhibited in quota years 1932-5, 125. footage screened, 125. quality, 96, 97, 127, 148, 150, 154, 156, 157, 175, 961, 987, 992, 999, 1015, 1030, 1037, 1042, 1056, 1059. 1078, 1090, 1179, 1296, 1306, 1620. qualitv test, 114, 128, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 167, 168," 169, 985, 1113, 1186, 1328, 1348, 1359, 1517, 1525, 1727, 1771, 1805, 1836. registered for exhibitors quota only, 157. short. 115, 127, 133, 155, 158, 172, 173, 175, 1003, 1038, 1210, 1274, 1336, 1355, 1425, 1666. supply, 96, 110, 940, 992, 1049, 1436, 1452. value of output, 115, 1313. foreign : — footage screened, 125. for speoiaJ theatres, 139, 1534, 1585. quality, 1 10, 175, 1022, 1045, 1296. Films — -ceroid. : — ■ foreign — contd. : — short, 115, 115,1210. supply, 96, 97, 110, 944, 1056, 1182. serial films and series of films, 158, 160. sub-standard, 167. taxation of, 174. to which Cinematograph Films Act, 1927, does not apply, 109, 127, 132, 147, 155, 171, 175, 1365. " try-out," 155, 1824. Film Society : — ■ memorandum of evidence, 139. oral evidence, 143. Finance, 115, 1139, 1232. Greene, J. Leslie : — memorandum of evidence, 169. Grierson, J. : — memoranda of evidence, 132, 175. oral evidence, 134. Incorporated Society of Authors, Playwrights and Composers : — memorandum of evidence, 169. Hall Caine, G. R., C.B.E., M.P. :— oral evidence, 153. Huxley, Julian S. : — memorandum of evidence, 175. Kinematograph Renters' Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Ltd. : — membership, 96. memoranda of evidence, 96. oral evidence, 98. Marketing, 1319. National Association of Theatrical Employees : — memorandum of evidence, 149. oral evidence, 150. Quota : — exhibitors', 150, 155, 156. 946, 990, 1016, 1205. proposals for amendment, 96, 113, 114, 115, 127. L28, 134, 142, 147, 150, 154, 155, 156, 157. 173, 175. 969. 995, 1106, 1115, 1121, 1173, 1191, 1207, 1221. 1372, 1446, 1524, 1617, 1644, 1654, 1735, 1748. 1766. 1801, 1830. renters', 96, 150, 155, 156, 995. 1015. 1277, 1311, 1438, 1636, 1742, 1750. Remittances abroad, 125. Renters' booking policy, 1144, 1158, 1292, 1809, 1820. Rotha, Paul : — memorandum of evidence, 175. Rowson, S. : — appendix to evidence, 125. memoranda of evidence. 109, 159. oral evidence, 1 1 6. Scenario author, 114, 150, 154. 169, 173, 1070. J2(iO. 1H7 7. 1821, 1838. Special exhibition value, 132, 134, 147, 154, 155, 170, 1517. Strand Film Co.. Ltd. :— memorandum of evidence, 170. Television, 134. Theatrical Artists' Film Society : — memorandum of evidence, 171. Trades Union Congress General Council : — memorandum of evidence, 171. Woolf, H. Bruce :— memorandum of evidence, 127. oral evidence, 128. Wvnn, Wing ('..,,-in. W. E.. H.A.F. (retd.) :— memorandum of evidence, 173. (37873-11) Wt, 1557 A6886 375 10/36 P.St. G. 335 S.O. Code No. 51-213-2