Search results
- In 1941 the Rank Organisation bought Gaumont-British and its sister company Gainsborough Pictures. Rank also took control over rival cinema chain Odeon Cinemas the same year. Gaumont-British and its sister company Gainsborough Pictures are now owned by Gregory Motton.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaumont-British
People also ask
What happened to Gaumont & Gainsborough films?
What happened to Gaumont British?
What happened to Gainsborough film company?
Who owns Gaumont-British & Gainsborough Pictures?
Gainsborough Pictures was a British film studio based on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, northeast London. Gainsborough Studios was active between 1924 and 1951.
Following a financial crisis at the company in 1936, Gaumont British ceased production and concentrated on distribution. Despite this, films continued to be released under the Gainsborough banner. In its later years the company was part of the Rank Organisation; it was shut down by the Rank management in 1950 as part of an economy drive.
TitleRelease DateDirectorApril 1924May 1924July 1924Graham CuttsJuly 1924George A. CooperProduction and Distribution After a financial crisis in 1936, Gaumont British halted production and shifted its focus to distribution. Despite this shift, films continued to be released under the Gainsborough banner.
Jul 7, 2017 · Gaumont-British ceased production for several years but Gainsborough was saved by a rescue package put together by CM Woolf and J Arthur Rank (partners of General Film Distributors) [6].
Jul 23, 2020 · Now under the control of the Gaumont British Group, film production continued throughout the 1930s. Gainsborough Pictures was now concentrating on producing films for the home market rather than trying to break into America.
Gainsborough Pictures was a film studio based in Islington, London, active between 1924 and 1951. Their studios — which were purchased from Famous Players-Lasky when the American company withdrew from producing films in Britain — were demolished in 2002 and replaced by three blocks of upmarket apartments in 2004.
Gaumont-British was founded in 1898 as the British subsidiary of the French Gaumont Film Company. It became independent of its French parent in 1922 when Isidore Ostrer acquired control of Gaumont-British. In 1927 the Ideal Film Company, a leading silent film maker, merged with Gaumont.
