Money behind the screen : a report prepared on behalf of the Film Council (1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Money behind the screen : a report prepared on behalf of the Film Council
Date:
1937
Publisher:
London : Lawrence and Wishart
Volume:
Money behind the screen : a report prepared on behalf of the Film Council
Leaf #:
00013
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion picture industry
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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ACKNOWLP:DGiyiKNT. The information presented in this report is mainly derived from the files at the Company Registration Offiee, from the pages of the financial and film trade press (especially the Financial News, Financial Times, Stock Exchange Gazette, Investors Chronicle, Kinema Weekly, To-day's Cinema and Daily Film Renter), from such standard annuals as the Kinciimtograph Yearbook, Stock Exchange Yearbook, Directory of Directors and Who's Who, and from the report and evidence of the Moyne Committee. We gladly express our gratitude to the editors of the Kinematograph Weekly and To-Day's Cinema for their valuable advice and assistance. No one endeavouring to investigate the economics of the British film trade can fail to feci indebted to Mr. Simon Rowson for his pioneer work in tins field. We are indebted to Mr. O'Brien, General Secretary of the National Association of Theatrical Employees, for permitting us to consult a report prepared for liis union by the Labour Research Department. The finance for a long and laborious enquiry was provided by World Film News.