1927 Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia
Cinema Art Films - Posters | Die Grosse Wette 1916 | Metropolis Film Archive | Pandora's Box 1929 | Royal Commission 1927 | Variety 1925 Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia , Parliament of Australia, Melbourne, 1927. The following extract from the proceedings of the Commission pertain to the testimony of Leslie John Keast, Director and General Manager of Cinema Art Films. [page 395] (Taken at Sydney.) WEDNESDAY, 20TH JULY, 1927. Present: MR. MARKS, Chairman; Senator Duncan Senator Grant. Mr. Forde. Leslie John Keast, Director and General Manager, Cinema Art Films Limited, Sydney, sworn and examined. 11908. By the Chairman. How long have you occupied your present position? Since the inception of the company six months ago. It was registered on about 15th December. 11909. Are you an importing company? Yes. The whole of the capital is Australian. 11910. With which films do you deal? We are absolutely independent. We buy in every part of the world