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The History of British Cinema:1941 |
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Warner Bros acquires a 25% stake in the Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) at a cost of £903,150. [ADD] |
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J Arthur Rank’s GCFC buys the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, including Gaumont-British’s chain of 251 cinemas and its five-stage studios at Lime Grove in Shepherds Bush.. Rank replaces Isidore Ostrer as chairman. [ADD] |
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J Arthur Rank assumes full control of the Odeon cinema chain following the death of Oscar Deutsch. [ADD] |
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– The British Film Producers’ Association (BFPA) is founded. [ADD] |
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– There are 4,415 cinemas in Great Britain in 1941, with a total number of 4,216,200 seats. [ADD] |
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Other Key British Films of 1941 |
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| 49th Parallel (Michael Powell) [ADD] | ||||
| Love on the Dole (John Baxter) [ADD] | ||||
| Major Barbara (Gabriel Pascal) [ADD] | ||||
| Pimpernel Smith (Leslie Howard) [ADD] | ||||
| The Prime Minister (Thorold Dickinson) [ADD] | ||||
| That Hamilton Woman (Alexander Korda) [ADD] | ||||
The History of Cinema: 1941 |
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