Anthony Pullen ("Tony")

Tony Pullen was a sound engineer who first appears in a British Paramount News assignment note from February 1953, when it is recorded that for a particular story ‘Pullen will also be in early.' In May 1953 a Paramount ‘Daily Assignment Sheet’ listed him as working with Arthur Farmer [qv], on filming cut-ins for ‘AUSTRALIANS TAKE OVER PALACE GUARD’ in British Paramount News No.2321. In June 1953 Pullen was also recorded as helping to bring back film from Paramount’s coverage of Trooping the Colour, and he received a similar mention in November 1953 for a football match. ‘Pullen’ was credited by Movietone in the camera team for ‘THE GRAND NATIONAL’ in British Movietone News No.1347 of March 1955, but in March 1956 ‘Tony Pullen’ is credited as soundman with cameraman Eric Lindeman [qv] on ‘1,132 m.p.h. FAIREY DELTA II SETS ASTOUNDING RECORD!' in British Paramount News No.2613. In April 1956 he worked with cameraman Henry Hawkins [qv] on ‘MARINES RECEIVE COLOURS FROM DUKE’ in British Paramount News No.2625. In August 1956, on another assignment with Hawkins, Pullen was credited with taking some sound film sequences.

Sources

BUFVC, British Paramount News files, Issue Number 2294 (Note by Partington, February 1953), Number 2326 ('Trooping the Colour,' June 1953), Number 2374 ('Assignment Sheet’ by Partington, 24/11/1953), Number 2354 ('Daily Assignment Sheet,' 26/5/1953), Number 2625 (Hawkins and Pullen dopesheet, 20/4/1956), Number 2655 (Hawkins dopesheet, 6/8/1956).