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1 day ago · As we saw in 'Hitchcock's British Films', Balcon had done much to nurture the talent of the young Alfred Hitchcock at Gaumont-British before he had been lured to Borehamwood to run MGM's British base. However, Balcon had not enjoyed kowtowing to Louis B. Mayer and seized the opportunity to become a mogul in his own right (albeit on markedly ...
3 days ago · In 1933, Hitchcock signed a multi-film contract with Gaumont-British, once again working for Michael Balcon. His first film for the company, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), was a success; his second, The 39 Steps (1935), was acclaimed in the UK, and gained him recognition in the US.
3 days ago · Above all, the characterisation of production company Gaumont-British Instructional as ‘something of an anomaly’ feels wide of the mark. GBI, British Instructional Films’ successor and part of the commercial film industry, was responsible both for Secrets of Life , follow-on from the aforementioned natural history series Secrets of Nature ...
2 days ago · Although Gaumont was the initial distributor of the film in France, the rights to the movie remained with the production company, Quad Films, which eventually sold its library to Studiocanal in 2018. As such, Studiocanal will be collaborating with Gaumont to re-release the movie this summer on approximately 300 screens in the Paris area.
2 days ago · US Premiere. 66 min. “After three films at Gaumont-British, Powell returned to quota productions with this sprightly comedy about a freeloading charmer who romances the daughter of a wealthy petrol station owner, before conflict ensues when he takes a job with a rival.
Small group of British soldiers relaxing in the shelter of a German Mark IV tank destroyed by Typhoon rockets, whilst on the road to Gaumont, France, in August 1944.
2 days ago · It all began in 1896, at the tender age of 23, while working as Léon Gaumont’s secretary in Paris, when she literally invented narrative filmmaking, to become its very first director — male or female!
