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please, in his size and shape, in his great, lined face, and in his anxiety to agree with the last speaker. He puzzled artists with whom he had to work. Nobody disliked him, but nobody trusted him either. To put such a man — or such a dog — in charge of creative artists was a joke, or a crime, or both. To call such a man a has-been was a mistake. He had never been; he had just been around.
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Everybody in show business knew Earl St. John, but nobody but John Davis would have thought of putting him in charge of production at
Britain's premiere studio... He made many friends in show business, and few enemies. One doesn't kick a dog, and Earl was like a great St. Bernard dog in his desire to
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Alabama. He was a real deep south American. He was huge. He was six foot six. And heavy and hand- some. He was a wonderful man. But he didn’t
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Pinewood". John Davis of Rank called him "the greatest showman that The Rank Organisation has ever had, and probably the greatest showman to have lived in this country. "
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entitled to see the works of the best modern
British playwrights." The film was directed by Anthony Asquith, and St. John promptly agreed to finance another play adaptation from that director,
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British film industry turned to riskier subject matter. For instance St. John bought the film rights to the novel
684:' quota of 15 films a year, for which St. John is responsible and which average £150,000 each, is the largest in Britain today. In his films, St. John has fostered such stars as
720:. In the past four years he has supervised the making of more than 50 films... St. John has earned a reputation for being a driving showman with a gift for succinct expression.
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551:(1953). He was a big believer in making films in colour to compete with television. He also imported many actors from Europe to appear in Rank films.
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to co-star. The movie was not successful in the US but was a big hit in
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385:(1952), directed by Ken Annakin and starring Jack Hawkins and Anthony Steel. In an attempt to appeal to American audiences, St. John arranged for
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284:(1950). More successful than these were a war movie,
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2141:"MAKING MORE & BETTER PICTURES" Karr, Jack.
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278:(1950) starred Kent and Guy Rolfe; Rolfe was in
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2509:Roy Ward Baker - Geoff Mayer - Google Books
2351:J Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry
2336:J Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry
2432:EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema
2260:– via National Library of Australia.
2105:– via National Library of Australia.
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296:(1951). The latter was based on a play by
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2216:Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003).
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603:As Long as They're Happy
455:(1953) with John Mills;
256:(1949) with John Mills.
253:The Rocking Horse Winner
2538:Obituary 2 -- No Title
2288:Bright, Morris (2000).
2271:Wisdom, Norman (1992).
2171:The Manchester Guardian
1886:The Singer Not the Song
1878:No, My Darling Daughter
1814:Upstairs and Downstairs
915:but he cast Bogarde in
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2445:Forbes, Bryan (1974).
2015:Falk, Quentin (1987).
1678:The Violent Playground
1234:The Million Pound Note
1078:It Started in Paradise
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1526:The One That Got Away
1227:The Little Kidnappers
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259:The Woman in Question
167:The Rank Organisation
120:St. John was born in
105:The Rank Organisation
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2430:Moody, Paul (2018).
2379:Million dollar movie
2035:Kinematograph Weekly
1894:Flame in the Streets
1854:Conspiracy of Hearts
1750:The Wind Cannot Read
1686:A Tale of Two Cities
1534:Ill Met by Moonlight
1502:The Spanish Gardener
1030:The Browning Version
802:A Tale of Two Cities
796:The Wind Cannot Read
668:St. John put writer
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91:Executive producer,
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1994:The High Bright Sun
1974:Hot Enough for June
1870:No Love for Johnnie
1774:Operation Amsterdam
1702:A Night to Remember
1654:The Captain's Table
1314:Doctor in the House
1214:Turn the Key Softly
1006:The Reluctant Widow
957:The High Bright Sun
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832:North West Frontier
814:A Night to Remember
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588:Doctor in the House
464:Turn the Key Softly
416:(1955), set in the
275:The Reluctant Widow
141:Mutual Film Company
2143:The Times of India
1966:Doctor in Distress
1825:(1959) (TV series)
1798:Ferry to Hong Kong
1790:The Heart of a Man
1766:Northwest Frontier
1738:Storm Over Jamaica
1614:Robbery Under Arms
1582:Campbell's Kingdom
1346:Above Us the Waves
1306:To Paris with Love
1290:Man with a Million
1239:Man with a Million
1054:The Planter's Wife
948:Look Back in Anger
838:Ferry to Hong Kong
784:Robbery Under Arms
762:Campbell's Kingdom
631:To Paris with Love
445:(1953), both with
407:Above Us the Waves
382:The Planter's Wife
219:One Night with You
2363:Brian McFarlane,
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2094:The Newcastle Sun
1982:The Beauty Jungle
1862:The Bulldog Breed
1743:Passionate Summer
1638:Across the Bridge
1558:High Tide at Noon
1486:A Town Like Alice
1354:The Woman for Joe
1338:Man of the Moment
1190:A Day to Remember
1066:The Venetian Bird
1059:Outpost in Malaya
567:Man of the Moment
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548:A Day to Remember
510:The Woman for Joe
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377:Malayan Emergency
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1622:Dangerous Exile
1574:Doctor at Large
1542:Miracle in Soho
1510:Up in the World
1446:Jumping for Joy
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1402:Simon and Laura
1370:Value for Money
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1237:(1954) (a.k.a.
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1122:The Long Memory
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