Danilo Circuit
Other Business Names:
- Dent, Mortimer
- Wilson, Joseph
- CD Cinemas Ltd
- Associated British Cinemas Ltd
- Danilo (Brierley Hill) Ltd
- SM Associated Cinemas Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Film production, distribution & exhibition
Notes:
Traced origins to Mortimer Dent who, with Joseph Wilson, in 1919 established CD Cinemas Ltd in Birmingham which built a 14 cinema chain by 1929 when sold out to Associated British Cinemas Ltd. From 1935 Dent revived his cinema interests by establishing the Danilo (Brierley Hill) Ltd to establish a cinema at Brierley Hill. By 1939 operated c10 cinemas, largely if not entirely owned to single companies. 1946 sold out to SM Associated Cinemas Ltd
Publications:
- One Man's 1930s Dream. Danilo cinemas by Hornsey, Brian
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Dent, Mortimer
- Wilson, Joseph
- CD Cinemas Ltd
- Associated British Cinemas Ltd
- Danilo (Brierley Hill) Ltd
- SM Associated Cinemas Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Film production, distribution & exhibition
Notes:
Traced origins to Mortimer Dent who, with Joseph Wilson, in 1919 established CD Cinemas Ltd in Birmingham which built a 14 cinema chain by 1929 when sold out to Associated British Cinemas Ltd. From 1935 Dent revived his cinema interests by establishing the Danilo (Brierley Hill) Ltd to establish a cinema at Brierley Hill. By 1939 operated c10 cinemas, largely if not entirely owned to single companies. 1946 sold out to SM Associated Cinemas LtdPublications:
- One Man's 1930s Dream. Danilo cinemas by Hornsey, Brian