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42 MONEY BEHIND THE SCREEN
redeemable participating debenture issue of £24,000 and another debenture issue of £134,000 outstanding. The directors are : —
Basil Dean (Chairman).
Major J. S. Courtauld, M.C., M.P., (Joint Managing).
S. L. Courtauld (Joint Managing).
R. F. Ould (Joint Managing).
R. P. Baker (Chartered Accountant). Basil Dean is also a director of Dean & Reed, Ltd., and Ray col. British Corporation. J. S. Courtauld (brother of Samuel Courtauld, chairman of Courtaulds, Ltd.), and S. L. Courtauld are directors of Raycol British Corporation, and the latter also of Slough Estates and three tin companies. R. F. Ould, a barrister, is a director of Parsons, Fletcher & Co. Basil Dean, with 52,700 shares, is the largest shareholder in A.T.P. and there is a bank overdraft of £163,403 with the National Provincial Bank. The company controls the A.T.P. Studios at Ealing.
43. During the first ten months of 1936, the following production units (other than A.T.P.) have released films through Associated British Film Distributors, Ltd. : —
ALEXANDER FILM PRODUCTIONS, LTD.— Director : R. H. Alexander' using Rock Studio. Capital, £100 in 10/ shares.
FRANCO-LONDON FILMS, LTD.— Directors : F. Deutschraeister, R. S. Streeman, M. T. Harroway ; capital, £5,000 in 1/ shares, 99,978 of which are controlled by the Societe de Credit pour I'lndustrie et le Commerce, Paris ; there are also insured overdrafts with the Chase National Bank and Martins Bank. Studios used, A.T.P.
JOE ROCK PRODUCTIONS, LTD. and LESLIE FULLER PRODUCTIONS, LTD.— Directors : Joe Rock (U.S. Citizen, Managing), J. H. & H. F. B. lies, H. L. Goldby (the last three are also directors of Margate Estates, Ltd. and other amusement companies) Capital : Joe Rock Productions, £100 in 1/shares owned by J. H. lies and J. Rock ; Leslie Fuller Productions, £1,000 in 1/ shares owned by J. H. lies and J. Rock. This group also own the Rock Studios at Elstree, a £500,000 extension of which with 5 new sound stages, was taken in hand in May, 1936.
PHCENIX FILMS, LTD.— Owned by I.F.P., Ltd., reg. July, 1936. Directors f J. Gray, H. Perceval, R. Denham and B. Mason. Capital, £1,000 in £1 shares: 500 of which are owned by J. Gray, the others being distributed equally be, tween the remaining Directors. Charges outstanding : £103,000 in favour oAldgate Trustees. Studios used, A.T.P.
STANLEY LUPINO PRODUCTIONS, LTD.— Owning Gaiety Films Ltd. Capital £1,000. Directors : S. Lupino, J. W. 0. Hamilton, V. F. A. Taylor.
TOEPLITZ PRODUCTIONS, LTD.— Directors : L. Toeplitz de Grand Ry (Managing Director) ; G. Toeplitz (former Managing Director of Banca Commerciale Italiana) ; Major W. d'E Williams, stockbroker ; Sir Charles Petrie, Bart, (foreign editor English Review, member of War Cabinet, 1918-9, advisory council member of the British Film Institute) ; and W. R. Creighton. Capital (Nominal) : £100,000. Principal shareholders : S. A. Cunaris, Switzerland, 84,000 ordinary ; L. Toeplitz, 10,000 ord. Charges outstanding : £32,000 (Aldgate Trustees). Studio used : A.T.P.
Associated British Film Distributors, Ltd. also distributed shorts made by the G.P.O. Film Unit and the Strand Film Co., Ltd.