Hitchcock Chronology: John Maxwell
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to John Maxwell...
1919
September
- John Maxwell founds Wardour Films Ltd with £50,000.[1]
1927
October
- 14th - British International Pictures holds a press luncheon in London where chairman John Maxwell announces that actress Betty Balfour has signed a two-year contract to the company and her first role will be in Hitchcock's Champagne.[2]
1929
August
- British International Pictures annouces massive layoffs, firing around 20% of the staff. Although the company is profitable, John Maxwell is concerned that too few British cinemas have equiped themselves for sound movies, which risks the company's future profits.[3]
1931
June
- 17th - The Times reports that The Skin Game will be the first film to be shown at a three week long film festival organised by John Maxwell and British International Pictures in Malvern.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929" by Rachael Low
- ↑ Daily Mail (15/Oct/1927) - Miss Betty Balfour.
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 126
- ↑ The Times (17/Jun/1931) - The Film World: A British Picture Festival
- ↑ The Times (29/Jul/1931) - The film world: a British festival
