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1914 |
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Newly-founded Neptune Films builds a studio in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. It is the most technologically advanced studio in the UK to date, boasting the first purpose-built dark stage in Europe at over 70ft long. [MORE] [ADD] |
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The World, the Flesh and the Devil, starring Frank Esmond and Rupert Harvey, is released in Kinemacolor and trade shown on this date. [MORE] [ADD] |
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The World, the Flesh and the Devil premieres at the Holborn Empire, London. [MORE] [ADD] |
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25-year-old GB “Bertie” Samuelson founds Worton Hall Studios in Islesworth, west London. The studio’s first production is A Study in Scarlet featuring James Bragington in the screen’s first depiction of Conan Doyle’s legendary sleuth. The official opening date of the studio is 1st July. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Eugene Lauste’s £25,000 contract with two English backers to develop the Phonocinematophone is scuppered by the outbreak of war in Europe. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Marquis Serra founds the Windsor Film Company and opens a studio in Windsor Road, Catford, South London. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Tower Halls Studio is taken over by Pyramid Films. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Union film studio at Alexandra Palace is used to house Belgian refugees, followed later by prisoners of war. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Gaumont begins construction of a new glass-roofed studio in Lime Grove, Shepherds Bush, west London. It reaches 30ft at its highest point and its floor space measures 90ft x 40ft. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Charles Urban moves into Bushey Lodge, Teddington and purchases nearby Weir house for his Kinemacolor company. However, his rights to Kinemacolor soon expire and he moves to the Boathouse Inn Studio at Kew Bridge. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| Great Britain 1914: Other Films of Note | ||||
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The German Spy Peril (Will Barker) [MORE] [ADD] |