Broadwest or the Broadwest Film Company was a British

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company of the

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. Its name it a

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and the film director Walter West. West took an active role in the company's productions, directing and producing many of the films. The company gained a reputation for producing films about horse racing, often based on popular novels such as those of Nathaniel Gould. The company was based at Walthamstow Studios, although some films were also made at

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during the early days of the company's existence.Warren p.89

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Warren, Patricia. ''British Film Studios: An Illustrated History''. Batsford, 2001. British film studios Film production companies of the United Kingdom Film distributors of the United States {{UK-film-company-stub