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Thomas James West (1855 – November 1916) was an English-born theatre entrepreneur. He toured stage companies in the US, New Zealand and Australia and in 1908 established West's Pictures in Australia.

Over the next few years it became one of the most significant film exhibitors in Australia and New Zealand, eventually branching out into production. In 1912 this company merged with Australasian Films.

References

1. "MONEY IN MOVING PICTURES". The Evening News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 16 March 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
2. "A CINEMATOGRAPH KING". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 28 February 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 26
4. "Late T. J. West's N.S.W. Estate". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 3 October 1917. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
5. "PICTURE GOSSIP". The Evening News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 18 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
6. "DEATH OF MR. T. J. WEST". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 2 December 1916. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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