Herbert Smith

[Barrie Smith]

Herbert Smith was in the British film industry from 1915-1963 his work went from sweeping the studio floors to producing and directing.
Barrie

[Freddy]

Came across a wonderful site built be Herbert Smith's son Barrie. Has great photographs


"Herbert Smith born in 1901 was a mega man in the British film industry having started in the then "new fangled" film business at the age of only 13 sweeping the studio floors. He became one of the most powerful men in the British film industry controlling the premier British Studio at Denham from June 1945 until 1950 when it closed".

I notice we already have a link to this, but no harm in reminding people of it

Enjoy

Freddy

[alan gowdy]

Worth a quick trip to this page. http://www.oldmonovians.com/text2/denhamstudios1948.htm

[Barrie Smith]

Greetings All,
Just a quick note to say that I have made many updates to Herbert's memorial site during the past few weeks, mainly on ealiest & early days pages with newly discovered photos of people like:
T.Hayes Hunter who directs Cathleen Nesbitt with Herbert by his side on set of The Case of the Frightened Lady (1932) Above Herbert with Warwick Ward and Lilian Oldland on the set of To Oblige a Lady (1931) Very young Anna Neagle holding her man, Lilian Oldland drinking Champers below while Left, Herbert takes tea on set but we are not too sure with whom. [can you help?]
Early days page:
Jean Gillie from The Tawny Pipit (1944) Herbert was the Associate Producer.
A very early shot of The Three Stooges, Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curley Howard. c.1933.The Gent in the suite is Ernst Lubitsch, famous director of To Be or Not to Be. (1942)
There are also detailed changes to the look of the site, cleaned up a bit!
enjoy,
Barrie.

[kelp]

Originally Posted by Freddy Came across a wonderful site built be Herbert Smith's son Barrie. Has great photographs "Herbert Smith born in 1901 was a mega man in the British film industry having started in the then "new fangled" film business at the age of only 13 sweeping the studio floors. He became one of the most powerful men in the British film industry controlling the premier British Studio at Denham from June 1945 until 1950 when it closed". I notice we already have a link to this, but no harm in reminding people of it Enjoy Freddy

I used to visit Denham Studios where all our film used to be processed and dubbed. That would be in 1976/7. The old signs were still up on the side of the sound stages.