The Elstree Group was a name given to a financing scheme that operated for British films made by

Associated British Pictures Corporation Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned appro ...

in the early 1950s. Associated British would make movies with part of the fiance being provided by the

National Film Finance Corporation The National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC) was a film funding agency in the United Kingdom in operation from 1949 until 1985. The NFFC was established by the Cinematograph Film Production (Special Loans) Act 1949 ( 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 20), a ...

. It was one of three such schemes that operated around this time, the others being

British Film-Makers British Film-Makers (BFM) was a short lived production scheme that operated in Britain in the early 1950s as a co operative venture between the Rank Organisation and the National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC). Its notable films included ''The Card ...

(which operated through the Rank Organisation) and

Group 3 Films Group 3 Films was a short lived British film production company that operated from 1951 to 1955. Background It was set up by the National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC) to help finance movies from newer filmmakers. Its films were to be distribu ...

. The Elstree Group was the least prolific, making five films in all. What films were made had to be approved by Robert Clark of Associated British and James Lawrie of the NFFC. ABPC, unlike Rank, refused to establish a separate holding and management company for the NFFC-financed films.

Films

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The Woman's Angle ''The Woman's Angle'' is 1952 British drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Edward Underdown, Cathy O'Donnell and Lois Maxwell. It was written by Arliss, Mabbie Pool and Frederick Gotfurt based on the 1940 novel ''Three Cups of Coffe ...

'' (1952) *''

So Little Time ''So Little Time'' is an American sitcom starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in their third and final television series (after ''Full House'' and '' Two of a Kind''). It aired on Fox Family: the first half of the series aired from June 2 to ...

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Angels One Five ''Angels One Five'' is a 1952 British war film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, John Gregson, Cyril Raymond and Veronica Hurst. Based on the book ''What Are Your Angels Now?'' by Pelham G ...

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Father's Doing Fine ''Father's Doing Fine'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Richard Attenborough, Heather Thatcher, and Noel Purcell, and featuring Sid James. It was written by Anne Burnaby based on the 1948 play ''Little Lam ...

'' (1952) *'' The Yellow Balloon'' (1953)

References

{{reflist Film production companies of the United Kingdom Defunct film and television production companies of the United Kingdom