Money behind the screen : a report prepared on behalf of the Film Council (1937)

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20 MONEY BEHIND THE SCREEN TABLE A -THE PRESENT STRUCTURE OF THE BRITISH FILM TRADE (AUTUMN, 1936)— Continued. American British Production Exhibition Renter. Affiliation. AflBliation. AffiUation. (B) Anglo-American Rentkrs : United Artists. U.A. Corp. London Film Prod., Participation in British <fe Dominion Odeon (about Films Ltd., Criterion 150 halls) & Film, Brit. Cine County Circ. Alliance, Bergner (about 50 Czinner Prod., Tra halls). falgar F. Pr., V. JSaville Pr., E. Pom mer Pr., Garrett Klement Pr., At lantic Films, Pall Mall Pr., Denham, Worton Hall & Pinewood Studios. General Film Distr. Universal. Pine wood Studios Brit New circuit in ish & Dominion process of for Films Ltd., H. Wil mation. cox Prod., Capitol Prod., City Films, Universal-Wain wright,Brit.National Fibns, Cecil Fihns, (C) Major British Renters : Grafton Fihns etc. Gaumont-Brit. (20th C.-Fox).* Gaumont-British Pict. Gaumont Brit. Distr. Corp., Shepherds Circuit over Bush, Gainsborough 300 halls. P. Corp. Islington. Wardour F. & Various occasional B.I.P., Elstree and A.B.C. Circuit. Pathe Pict. contracts. Welwyn and other about 290 (D) Other British Renters : indep. units. halls. Ass. Brit. Film Grand Nat. Films Ass. Talking Pict., None. Distr. Inc. Ealing studio., and indep. prods. Twickenham F. Various. Twickenham F. Stud., None. Distr. (incl. New Ideal P., Ham P.D.C.). mersmith, J.H. Prod., Boreham Wood. British Lion Film Repubhc Corp. of Beaconsfield Stud., also None. Corp. America. Hammer Prod. Equity Brit. Films. Various. Various quota prods. None. Butchers' F. Serv. Various. Various indep. prods, in ass. with Butchers. None. Ass. Produc. & Various. Sound City Studios, None. Distrib. Co. U.K. Films & indep. prods. Ace Films (shorts). Educat. Film Corp. of America. Ace Films. None. Reunion Films. Mainly Continental films, stributed from one t Variouo indep. prods. None. 23 other Renters di .0 six films (Brit, and/ or Foreign) in 1936. Total No. of Renters' Licenses issued 1935/6 : 66 ; total No. of producers of long films in 1935/6 : 76 ♦Note. — Gaumont-British are the only English company having their own distributing organisation in the U.S.A.