film production
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...
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distribution Distribution may refer to:
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company that specialised in low-budget productions. The company was founded by William Butcher, a chemist from Blackheath. The company survived through several production slumps in the British film industry and two World Wars.
In later years the company mainly released films made at the
Nettlefold Studios
Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England.Walton-upon-Thames in Surrey. Amongst the films produced after the
Second World War
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was a series of four
Paul Temple
Paul Temple is a fictional character created by English writer Francis Durbridge. Temple is a professional author of crime fiction and an amateur private detective. With his wife Louise, affectionately known as 'Steve' in reference to her jo ...
films and '' The Story of Shirley Yorke'' which proved to be a surprise hit. The company attempted to give its films a patriotic and populist appeal, and were particularly aimed at working-class audiences in industrial areas. In 1954 it was renamed Butcher's Film Distributors.Chibnall & McFaralne p.66
Grim Justice
''Grim Justice'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Henry Edwards, Malcolm Cherry.Low p.288
Cast
* Florence Turner as Chrystal Transom
* Henry Edwards as Gideon Midhurst
* Malcol ...
Pauline Garon
Marie Pauline Garon (September 9, 1900 – August 30, 1965) was a Canadian American silent film, feature film, and stage actress.
Early life
Marie Pauline Garon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 9, 1898, the daughter of Pierr ...
Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 – June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Early years
Born in Champaign, Illinois, Clayton attended St. Elizabeth's school in Chicago.
Career
Clayton debuted on stage as a professional ...
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Dorothy Dwan
Dorothy Dwan (April 26, 1906 – March 17, 1981) was an American film actress.
Biography
Born Dorothy Ilgenfritz in Sedalia, Missouri, Dwan was a WAMPAS Baby Star. She appeared in 40 films between 1922 and 1930, several of which were dir ...
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Send for Paul Temple
''Send for Paul Temple'' is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton and Tamara Desni. Paul Temple is called in by Scotland Yard after a major diamond theft. It was the first of four film adaptati ...
The Hi-Jackers
''The Hi-Jackers'' is a 1963 British crime thriller film written and directed by Jim O'Connolly. It stars Anthony Booth and Jacqueline Ellis. It was shot in black and white.
Plot
Long-distance independent lorry driver Terry (Anthony Booth) meet ...