The Oak Bay Encyclopedia TM
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A listing of noteworthy
people, places and things from
Oak Bay's early years
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Quarry |
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Quikwrap Tapes 2271 Bowker Avenue (1954 phone book) |
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Quimper, Manuel Profile under development |
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Quimper Park see Street/Place Names section |
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Quimper Street see Street/Place Names section |
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"Quota Quickies" |
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| Hollywood "B" movies produced in Oak Bay during the 1930s |
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Twelve Hollywood films were produced locally through Willows Park Studio in Oak Bay between 1936 and 1938. An off-season exhibition building on the Willows Fairgrounds was converted to a soundstage where films were produced with stars such as Rita Hayworth, Edith Fellows, Charles Starrett* and Rin Tin Tin Jr. | These films took advantage of a loophole in the British film quota system and became known as "quota quickies." | Oak Bay's twelve "quota quickies" were: | |||||||||||
| Although primarily "B" movies, these Oak Bay films helped launch the careers of such stars as Charles Starrett (Secret Patrol and Stampede) in 1936 and Rita Hayworth (Special Inspector and Convicted) in 1938. |
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