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The History of British Cinema: 1938 |
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Quotas for distribution and exhibition of domestic films is increased to 20% of screen time. As a result, 20th Century-Fox soon close their Wembley studio and leases Shepherds Bush studio from Gaumont-British. [ADD] |
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Elstree-based Rock Studios goes into liquidation. [ADD] |
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Der Student von Prag (1935) becomes the first feature film to be transmitted in full on British television when it is broadcast by the BBC. [ADD] |
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Alfred Hitchcock’s spy adventure The Lady Vanishes is released. It stars Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. The characters played by Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne prove so popular that they re-appear in later films and also get their own radio show. [ADD] |
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Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard’s Pygmalion, adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play is released. It goes on to become a worldwide hit. [ADD] |
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Sacha Guitry’s Le Roman d’un tricheur (1936) is simultaneously screened at 400 cinemas, the first French film to receive such widespread distribution in the UK. [ADD] |
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– Norman McLaren’s Love on the Wing is released, but is banned because of its use of phallic imagery. [ADD] |
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– The General Cinema Finance Corporation buy shares in the Odeon cinema chain. [ADD] |
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– The Rank Organisation take control of Alexander Korda’s Denham Studios as a result of Denham’s financial problems following over-investment and a slump in production. [ADD] |
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– Basil Dean leaves Associated Talking Pictures to be replaced by Michael Balcon as the company’s name changes to Ealing Studios. [ADD] |
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– Cricklewood Studios stops being used for film production and is sold off. [ADD] |
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– Films from Australia are excluded from the quota system. [ADD] |
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Other Key British Films of 1938 |
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Bank Holiday (Carol Reed) [ADD] |
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The Citadel (King Vidor) [ADD] |
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The Drum (Zoltan Korda) [ADD] |
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North Sea (Harry Watt) [ADD] |
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Sixty Glorious Years (Herbert Wilcox) [ADD] |
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The Sky’s the Limit (Lee Garmes) [ADD] |
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They Drive by Night (Arthur Woods) [ADD] |
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A Yank at Oxford (Jack Conway) [ADD] |
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History of Cinema: 1938 |
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