A & H Andrews - 1902-1910 - owners: Arthur Henry Andrews and Horace Edward Andrews.
manufacturer and dealer of theater effects machines and makers of the Allefex
sound effects machine. started in 1902 touring and showing films. merged in
Andrews Pictures Ltd in 1910.
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A. C. L. Feature Films - 1913-1915 - film distributor - Sales Agent for Henderson's Exclusives (1913),
Herkomer (1914) - office - 94 Wardour Street, Westminster
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A1 Features and Exclusives Ltd - 1914-1916 - aka A1 Film Service - Manager: John Arthur Ward - office: 48
Rupert Street, Westminster; moved: 11 Denman Street, Westminster from October
1914 until December 1914; moved: 31 Wardour Street, Westminster from December
1914;
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Aardman Animations, Ltd. - 1976-current - formed by Peter Lord and David Sproxton
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African Films Trust Ltd - 1913-1915 - Manager: Robert Dalglish Graham; later: Leo Weinthal; office:
2 Gerrard Street, Westminster
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Albion Cinema Supplies Co - 1915 - film renter and services - office: 121 Wardour Street, Westminster
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Albion Exclusives Ltd -
1914 - formed to distribute Eclair Films - Manager: Archibald Robert Boult
and Gilbert Louis Wild; office: 13 Old Compton Street, Westminster - When
War broke out manager and staff were called to the French Army and as the
Ecailr studio was closed, the Albion offices were also closed.
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Alerta Exclusive Film Co Ltd - 1913-1915 - film distributors - owners: Francis Parkes, Francis Robinson,
and George Rowen; Manager: William Horan - office: 167-169 Wardour Street,
Westminster
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Alexandra Palace - 1912-1916 - owned by Union Film Publishing - released films under the name Big Ben.
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Alliance Film Corp. - 1921-1922 - Twickenham, England, United Kingdom
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Alpha Trading Co. - 1907-1908 - Arthur Melbourne-Cooper - St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
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Amalgamated Studios - 1939-1940 - the studio that never really was
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American and Continental Film Co - 1911-1915 - distributor for Film D'Art, Pharos, Mono, Triton, Solax,
Melies, Captain Kettle, Minerva and Vaude. office: 5A New Compton Street,
Holborn - also: 7 Rupert Court, Westminster
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American Co (London) Ltd - 1911-1915 - film distribution for Flying A and Beauty Films. film production
in 1914-1915. office: 193 Wardour Street, Kinematograph House, Westminster
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American Film Releases - 1911-1915 - film distributor for Atlas, Comet (1911), Rep, Dansk, Kinograph,
Royal, Volsca, St. Louis, K. W. (Colonia Berlin), Helios (1913), Life Photo
Film Co., and Players Film Corp. (1914). office: 19 Cecil Court, Westminster
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American Film Trading Co - 1910-1912 - owners: Harry Aitken, Arthur Cohen, Arthur Crook, and Frederick
Wilkins; Manager: C. P. Crawford and Jack Reece; film distributor for Kalem,
Gaumont, Pathe, Urban, Eclipse, Essanay, Vitagraph, Lubin, Selig and Edison.
office: 81 and 83 Shaftsbury Avenue, Westminster; moved: 166 London Road,
Liverpool from June 1911.
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American Quo Vadis Film Co. - 1914 - film distributor for Quo Vadis Films. office: 12 Cecil Court, Westminster.
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Amicus Productions - 1965-1980 - founded by Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg and based at Shepperton Studios.
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Anchor
Film Distributors - 1914-1918
- owners: Harold Heath, Arthur William Gosse, and James Julian McEnnery; film
distributor and theater supplies. office: 2 Gloucester Street, Freshford House,
Holborn
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Anderson Vay Hubert & Blumberg Ltd - 1914 - see Anderson's Film Agency Ltd.
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Anderson's Film Agency Ltd - 1913-1915 - original name EGM Co. - name changed in 1914 to Anderson Vay
Hubert & Blumberg Ltd.; name changed again later in 1914 to Anderson's
Film Agency Ltd. owners: Gustav Auerbach, Harris Blumberg, and Philip Blumberg;
film production and film distribution for Anderson, Centauro, Colonia, Dart,
D.K.G., Uranus, N & H, Roma, Phoebus, Treumann Larsen Series (1913), Pasquali
(1914). office: 52 Rupert Street, Westminster. merged into Argus Film Service.
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Andrew Pictures Ltd. - 1910-1914 - took over A & H Andrews. owners: Arthur Henry Andrews, Horace
Edward Andrews, and Harold Booth. distributed films and acquired numerous
halls for exhibit. offices: 5 New Compton Street, Holborn and 49 Greek Street,
Cine House, Westminster
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Anglia
Films - 1923-1930 - Archibald
Nettlefold
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Anglo-Amalgamated - 1942-1969 - distributor formed by Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy. distributed for British National, Monogram and some London Film rereleases.
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Anglo-American Film Co. - 1910-1911 - film production. office: 13 Gerrard Street, Film House, Westminster.
studio at: Wanstead in Essex
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Anglo-EMI - 1969-1977 - formed with merger of Anglo-Amalgamated and EMI - was headed by Nat Cohen
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Anglo-French Film Exchange - 1911 - owners: Joseph Jay Bamberger, C. Hobson, M. Hobson, and E. W. Schiff.
film and equipment distributor.
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Anima Film Co. - 1915
- film distributor. office: 99a Charing Cross Road, Westminster
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Animatophone Syndicate - 1909 -
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Apex Film Co. - 1913-1920
- film distributors. original owners: Edward Ellis Lyons, Louis Zimmerman,
Jocelyn Brandon, Ludwig Gungel, and Ludwig Gungel. company sold in 1918 with
new owners: Morris Dollar, Sarah Dollar, Sigmund Brandon and Bernard Dollar.
office: 36 Little Newport Street, Westminster
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Archibald Nettlefold Productions - UK - 1926-1961 - founded Anglia Films - purchased Hepworth Studios and changed name to Nettlefold Studios.
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Archway Film Distributors - 1952-1960
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Argosy - 1928 -
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Argus Film Service -
1915-1919 - merger of Anderson's Film Agency and Clarion Film Agency. owners:
Harris Blumberg, Philip Blumberg, Horace Dickerson, and Joseph Fuller. film
distribution. office: 99a Charing Cross Road, Westminster. moved: 30 Gerrard
Street, Wesminster
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Argyle Productions - 1939-1958 - John Argyle produced severals films - also used the names Argyle Talking Pictures and Argyle British Productions
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Arrow Pictures - 1920- - UK branch of US company - distributed independent films under name Mercury Film Service and Dispatch Film Service.
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Artificial Eye Film Co. -1976-current - founded by Andi Engel and Pamela Engel as film distributor
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Arton's Film Service -
1914-1915 - owner: F. R. A Arton. office: 156 Charing Cross Road, Westminster.
used film distribution.
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Ashley Exclusive Films Ltd - 1913-1920 - owners: Braham Julian Friend, George Poole, W. A. Underwood,
and Emmanuel Woolf. film distributors. office: 5 Great Newport Street, Westminster.
June 1920 take over by British Famous Films Ltd.
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Associated British Film Distributors - 1925-1959
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Associated British Films -
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Associated British-Pathe -
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Associated British Pictures Corp. - 1933-1969 - formed in 1933 by John Maxwell. Maxwell died in 1940 - control went to Eric Lightfoot and then to Warner Brothers.
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Associated London Films - 1966-1974
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Astra Films - 1919-1923
- office: Walthamstow - small distribution company formed by Herbert Wilcox. see Herbert Wilcox
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Astra-National - 1922-1923
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Atlantic Films - 1919
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Atlantic Union - 1924
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Atlas - 1924 -
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Atlas Bioscope Co. - 1911 - film distribution. office: 52 Wardour Street, Westminster
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Atlas-Biocraft - 1924
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Australasian Films Ltd - 1915 - film distributor. office: Regent Street, Carlton House, Westminster
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Autoscope
Co. - 1901-1906 - production company started by William G.
Barker - sold to Warwick Trading in 1906.
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Avenue Film Co. -
1915 - film distributor. office: 97 Shaftsbury Avenue, Westminster
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Award Film Service - 1913-1915 - film distributor. office: 5 Edward Street, Westminster
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