Catford Studios was a

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located in

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in Southeast

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which operated from 1914 to 1921. It was also known as the Windsor Studios. The studio was constructed in 1914, and produced a number of notable films during the

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such as ''

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'' and the first

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adaptation '' The Man Who Bought London''. After the war the studio was acquired by the

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Company of Walter West who used it largely as an overflow facility for his main base at

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. When Broadwest ran into financial problems, the studio was closed.Warren p.21

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Warren, Patricia. ''British Film Studios: An Illustrated History''. Batsford, 2001.

External links

The Catford Studios – South London’s Walk-on Part in Silent Films
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