Elstree Studios
Other Business Names:
- Neptune Film Co Ltd
- Ideal Film Co Ltd
- British National Films Ltd
- Associated Television
- BBC
- British National Pictures Ltd
- British International Pictures Ltd
- Associated British Picture Corp Ltd
- EMI Ltd
- Herron Cannon Group
- Station Rd Studios
- Whitehall Films Ltd
- J H Studios
- Rank Organisation Ltd
- Amalgamated Studios Ltd
- J Arthur Rank
- MGM
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Elstree, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Film production, distribution & exhibition
Notes:
Elstree was the location of several film/television studios, viz: Clarendon Rd (Neptune Film Co Ltd, 1914-17; Ideal Film Co Ltd, 1917-24; British National Films Ltd, 1939-48; Associated Television, 1962-84; BBC, from 1984); Elstree Studios (British National Pictures Ltd/British International Pictures Ltd/Associated British Picture Corp Ltd, 1925-68; EMI Ltd/Thorn EMI Ltd, 1968-85; Herron Cannon Group, c1985-88; etc); Station Rd Studios (Whitehall Films Ltd, 1928-30; J H Studios, 1935-37; Rank Organisation Ltd, 1950-57); Elstree Way Studios ( Amalgamated Studios Ltd, 1935-37; J Arthur Rank, 1937-44; MGM, 1944-70)
Publications:
- Elstree Story. Twenty-one years of film making by Banks, Leslie
- Elstree Studios. A celebration of film and television by Bright, Morris, & Paul Burton
- Elstree. The British Hollywood by Warren, Patricia
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Neptune Film Co Ltd
- Ideal Film Co Ltd
- British National Films Ltd
- Associated Television
- BBC
- British National Pictures Ltd
- British International Pictures Ltd
- Associated British Picture Corp Ltd
- EMI Ltd
- Herron Cannon Group
- Station Rd Studios
- Whitehall Films Ltd
- J H Studios
- Rank Organisation Ltd
- Amalgamated Studios Ltd
- J Arthur Rank
- MGM
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Elstree, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Film production, distribution & exhibition
Notes:
Elstree was the location of several film/television studios, viz: Clarendon Rd (Neptune Film Co Ltd, 1914-17; Ideal Film Co Ltd, 1917-24; British National Films Ltd, 1939-48; Associated Television, 1962-84; BBC, from 1984); Elstree Studios (British National Pictures Ltd/British International Pictures Ltd/Associated British Picture Corp Ltd, 1925-68; EMI Ltd/Thorn EMI Ltd, 1968-85; Herron Cannon Group, c1985-88; etc); Station Rd Studios (Whitehall Films Ltd, 1928-30; J H Studios, 1935-37; Rank Organisation Ltd, 1950-57); Elstree Way Studios ( Amalgamated Studios Ltd, 1935-37; J Arthur Rank, 1937-44; MGM, 1944-70)Publications:
- Elstree Story. Twenty-one years of film making by Banks, Leslie
- Elstree Studios. A celebration of film and television by Bright, Morris, & Paul Burton
- Elstree. The British Hollywood by Warren, Patricia