The film daily year book of motion pictures (1938)

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20th Century Fox, Ltd 13 Ace Films, Ltd 11 Warner Bros. Pictures, Ltd 10 First National Pictures, Ltd... 9 British Lion Picture Corporation 8 Sound City Distril)Utors, Ltd 6 Pathe Pictures, Ltd 6 Butchers Film Service, Ltd 5 B.LE.D 5 Columbia Pictures, Ltd 4 Ambassador Films 3 Britisli Screen Service 1 Copyright Relations — Copyright Ordinance of 1911 as amended. Great Britain entered into copyright relations with the I'nited States on July 1, 189'! . extended April 9. 1910, further extended Jan. 1, 1915. Great Britain is a member of the Intt-rnational Copyright Union at Berne. Production — See Competition. Approximate number of British films to be produced during 1938 about 150, decline due to a reduction in quota. Studios — There are now twenty-eight studios in England, all wired for sound. Theaters — 5,174 wired for sound; 374 dark. Imports from the United States — 1936— Positive Sound 16,210,307 ft. $443,462 Negative Sound 1,861,082 ft. 81,569 1937— (First 11 months) Positive Sound 14,303,806 ft. $368,883 Negative Sound 1.418,457 ft. 61,993 PRODUCERS LONDON Alexander Film Productions, 26/27 D'Arblav Street, W.l. Argyle. John, Productions, 21 Panton Street, S.W.I. Associated Sound Film Industries, Raglan Gardens, Wembley Park, Middlesex. Associated Talking Pictures (A.T.P. Studios), Ealing Green W.5. Atlantic Productions, 34 Maddox Street, W.l. Brittania Films, Ltd., 32 Shaftesbury Avenue. British & Dominion Film Corp., Film House, Warden r St., W.l. British Lion Film Corp., 76 Wardour St., W.2. British National Films, Ltd., 15 Hanover Square, W.l. Butcher's Film Service, Ltd., 175 Wardour Street, W.l. Cecil Films, 293, Regent Street, W.l. Concordia Distributors, Ltd., 95/99, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.l. Capitol Film Productions, Ltd., 293 Regent Street. W.l. Criterion Film Productions, Ltd., Worton Hall Studios, Isleworth, Mddx. Embassy Pictures, 39 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, W.l. Fidelity Films, Ltd.. 167 Wardour St., W.l. Fox-British Pictures, Ltd., Empire Way, Wembley, Middlesex. G. B. Instructional, Ltd.. Film House, Wardour St., W.l. G. S. Enterprises, Ltd., 91, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.l. Gainsborough Pictures, Ltd., Film House NN'ard our St.. W.l. Garrett Klenient Pictures, Ltd., 4, Lloyd's .Avenue, E.C.3. Gaumont British Picture Corp., Ltd., Film House, Wardour St., W.l. Hammer Productions, National House OO, <><). Wardour St., W.l. Herbert Wilcox Productions, Ltd., Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Bucks. Joe Rock Studios, Ltd., Borehain Wood, Elstree, Herts. Lanpham Productions, Ltd., Imperial House, 80 Regent St., W.l. Ixjndon & Continental Pictures, Ltd., Regency House, 1, Warwick Street, W.l. London Film Productions, Ltd., Denhani, Bucks. New World Productions, Denham Studios, Denham, Bucks. Nettlefold Prod., Archibald, Hurst Grove. Waltonon-Thames. Pathe Pictures. Ltd., 103/111 Wardour St.. W.L Pall Mall Productions, Ltd., 3/5, Burlington Gardens, W.l. Pendennis Picture Corporation, Ltd., Denham Studios, Denham, Bucks. Phoenix Films, Ltd., 28, Mortimer Street. W.l, Quality Films, Ltd., 67/68 Jermyn Street, St. James. S.W.I. Radius Films, 199 Wardour Street, W.l. Soskin Productions, Ltd., 40 Piccadilly, W.l. Sound City, Ltd., Littleton Park, Shepperton, Middlesex. Stanriard Internatir)nal Pictures, Ltd., 199. Piccadilly. VV.l. .Stoll Film Co., Cricklewood Studios, Cricklewood X.W. Strand Film Co., 37, Oxford Street, W.l. Thames Film Productions, Ltd., 15 Hanover Square, W.l. Tudor Films, 93, Wardour Street, W.l. United Kingdom Films, Ltd., 91, Regent Street, W.l. United Players Productions, Prince's House, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. Vogue Productions, Ltd., 32 St. James Street, S.W.I. Wainwright Productions, Astoria House, 62, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.l. Ward Wing Films, Ltd., 33, Chancery Lane, W.C.2. Warner Bros., First National Producers, Ltd., Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex. Welsh, Pearson Films, Ltd., 2-4 Dean St.. W.l. Widgey R. Newman Productions. Ltd., National House, 60. Wardour Street, W.l. Wvndham Films, Ltd., National House, 60-66 Wardour St., W.l. Tack Buchanan Productions, Ltd., Pinewood Studios. Iver Heath, Bucks. Mayflower Pictures, Denham Studios, Denham. Bucks. Conway Productions, 40, Shaftesbury Avenue. W.l. Associated British Picture Corporation, Ltd., Film House. Wardour St., W.l. Ace Films. Ltd., National House, 60/66, Wardour Street. W.l. Liberty Films, Ltd., 4. Golden Square. W.l. Citadel Films. Ltd.. 199, Piccadilly. W.l. Two Cities Films, Ltd., 1/4. Warwick St.. W.l. Ambassador Films, Ltd.. 179. Wardour Street. W.l. Viking Films, Ltd., 107, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.l. Anglia Films, Ltd., 109, Jermyn Street. S.W.I. British Unity Pictures, Ltd., 10/12, Cork Street. W.l. Franco London Films, 23, Golden Square, W.l. Bushev Film Corporation, Victoria House, Regent Street. W.l. Hope Bell Productions, Effingham House. Arundel St., W.C.2. Metropolitan Film Studios, Ltd., Gladstone Road, Southall. Mondover Film Productions, 43, Knightsbridpe. S.W.I. Panther Picture Co.. Temple Road. Cricklcwoxl. N.W.2. Pearl Productions, Ltd., 32, Shaftesbury Avenue. W.l. Premier Stafford Productions, Ltd.. Sound City, Littleton Park, Middlesex, .■sovereign Films. Ltd.. 189. Regent Street. W.I. N'ictory Film Productions, Ltd.. SO, Regent Streci W.l. Coliseum Film Productions, Sentinel House. Southampton Row, W.C.I. Welwyn Studios. Ltd.. Welwyn Studios. Welwyn Garden City. Herts. St. Margaret's Film Studios, Ltd.. .Mliance Studios. St. .Margaret's. Mddx. British Instructional Films, Ltd.. 103/111. Ward tnir Street. W.l. Pinewood Studios. Ltd.. Iver Heath. Bucks. Amalgamated Studios. Ltd.. Sackville Hou<;c 40 Piccadilly, W.I. and Elstree Way, Borehairi \\ ood, Herts. Imperator Film Productions. Ltd., Film H.misc Wardour Street, W.l. Thames Filtn Productions, Ltd., 15. Hanover Square, W.l.