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 #:
00015
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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CONTENTS. Section i: STRUCTURE. Va^c A. American Predominance 13 B. Recent Tendencies in Production and Distribution ... 15 C. Exhibition 21 Section II: FINANCE. A. The Main Groups 23 {a) The Gaumont Group 23 (b) Associated British Picture Corporation 30 (c) United Artists and allied producers 32 (d) The General Film Distributors — Universal group 37 ((f) The Associated British Film Distributors group 41 (/) The American renters 43 (g) Other Renter or Producer groups 43 (A) The main Cinema groups 45 B. Independent Production Finance 48 C. Mortgage and Debenture Finance 50 Section 111 : FINANCE (CONCLUSIONS). {a) Present Phase of British Film Finance 53 {b) The Men Behind the Movies 56 Appendix : A summary History of American Film Finance 61