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The '''Highbury Studios''' were a [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[film studio]] located in [[Highbury]], [[North London]] which operated from 1937 until 1956. The studios were constructed by the producer [[Maurice J. Wilson]]. During its early years the studio was hired out to [[independent film|independent]] production companies.
The '''Highbury Studios''' were a [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[film studio]] located in [[Highbury]], [[North London]] which operated from 1937 until 1956. The studios were constructed by the producer [[Maurice J. Wilson]]. During its early years the studio was hired out to [[independent film|independent]] production companies.
===Credits===
*''[[Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25782095 |title=Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard |newspaper=[[The Mercury]] |volume=CLI, |issue=21,492 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=14 October 1939 |accessdate=22 July 2020 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
==Highbury Productions==
==Highbury Productions==
Following the [[Second World War]], Highbury was acquired by the [[Rank Organisation]] which used it to make low-budget [[B Movie|second features]] featuring the company's rising actors.<ref>Macnab p.144</ref> The studio was run by the producer [[John Croydon]], who had previously worked at [[Ealing Studios|Ealing]]. Its aim was to make 50 minute "curtain raisers" for Rank's features. John Croydon was head of production.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228801509 |title=LATEST FILM NEWS FROM ABROAD |newspaper=[[The Sun]] |issue=11966 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=3 June 1948 |accessdate=22 July 2020 |page=19 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
Following the [[Second World War]], Highbury was acquired by the [[Rank Organisation]] which used it to make low-budget [[B Movie|second features]] featuring the company's rising actors.<ref>Macnab p.144</ref> The studio was run by the producer [[John Croydon]], who had previously worked at [[Ealing Studios|Ealing]]. Its aim was to make 50 minute "curtain raisers" for Rank's features. John Croydon was head of production.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228801509 |title=LATEST FILM NEWS FROM ABROAD |newspaper=[[The Sun]] |issue=11966 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=3 June 1948 |accessdate=22 July 2020 |page=19 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> It frequently used members of Rank's [[Company of Youth]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79610009 |title=SHORTS FROM BRITAIN |newspaper=[[The Daily News]] |volume=LXV, |issue=22,592 |location=Western Australia |date=6 September 1947 |accessdate=22 July 2020 |page=22 (FIRST EDITION) |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137126774 |title=FILM STARS ARE MADE, NOT BORN |newspaper=[[The World's News]] |issue=2412 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=13 March 1948 |accessdate=22 July 2020 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


In 1949 the studio operation was shut down as part of a series of cuts made throughout the Rank Organisation, which had suffered heavy financial losses.<ref>Macnab p.161</ref> Occasional films were still made there by other companies, and it became increasingly used as a [[television]] studio.<ref>Warren p.93</ref>
In December 1948 the studio operation was shut down as part of a series of cuts made throughout the Rank Organisation, which had suffered heavy financial losses.<ref>Macnab p.161</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208113703 |title=SACK FOR BRITISH FILM EMPLOYEES |newspaper=[[Tribune]] |volume= , |issue=475 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=4 December 1948 |accessdate=22 July 2020 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
==Select Credits==
===Select Credits===
*''[[A Song for Tomorrow]]'' (1948) - directed by [[Terence Fisher]]
*''[[A Song for Tomorrow]]'' (1948) - directed by [[Terence Fisher]]
*''[[Trouble in the Air]]'' (1948)
*''[[Trouble in the Air]]'' (1948)
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*''[[Badger's Green (1949 film)|Badger's Green]]'' (1949)
*''[[Badger's Green (1949 film)|Badger's Green]]'' (1949)
*''[[Stop the Merry-Go-Round]]'' (1952)
*''[[Stop the Merry-Go-Round]]'' (1952)
==Later Use==
Occasional films were still made there by other companies, and it became increasingly used as a [[television]] studio.<ref>Warren p.93</ref> It made a number of commercials.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50618306 |title=How TV will pay its way |newspaper=[[The Courier-mail]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=1 September 1954 |accessdate=22 July 2020 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>

==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Macnab, Geoffrey. ''J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry''. Routledge, 1994.
* Macnab, Geoffrey. ''J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry''. Routledge, 1994.

Revision as of 10:34, 22 July 2020

The Highbury Studios were a British film studio located in Highbury, North London which operated from 1937 until 1956. The studios were constructed by the producer Maurice J. Wilson. During its early years the studio was hired out to independent production companies.

Credits

Highbury Productions

Following the Second World War, Highbury was acquired by the Rank Organisation which used it to make low-budget second features featuring the company's rising actors.[2] The studio was run by the producer John Croydon, who had previously worked at Ealing. Its aim was to make 50 minute "curtain raisers" for Rank's features. John Croydon was head of production.[3] It frequently used members of Rank's Company of Youth.[4][5]

In December 1948 the studio operation was shut down as part of a series of cuts made throughout the Rank Organisation, which had suffered heavy financial losses.[6][7]

Select Credits

Later Use

Occasional films were still made there by other companies, and it became increasingly used as a television studio.[8] It made a number of commercials.[9]

Bibliography

  • Macnab, Geoffrey. J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry. Routledge, 1994.
  • Warren, Patricia. British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. Batsford, 2001.

References

  1. ^ "Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard". The Mercury. Vol. CLI, , no. 21, 492. Tasmania, Australia. 14 October 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ Macnab p.144
  3. ^ "LATEST FILM NEWS FROM ABROAD". The Sun. No. 11966. New South Wales, Australia. 3 June 1948. p. 19 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "SHORTS FROM BRITAIN". The Daily News. Vol. LXV, , no. 22, 592. Western Australia. 6 September 1947. p. 22 (FIRST EDITION). Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. ^ "FILM STARS ARE MADE, NOT BORN". The World's News. No. 2412. New South Wales, Australia. 13 March 1948. p. 13. Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Macnab p.161
  7. ^ "SACK FOR BRITISH FILM EMPLOYEES". Tribune. Vol. , , no. 475. New South Wales, Australia. 4 December 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. ^ Warren p.93
  9. ^ "How TV will pay its way". The Courier-mail. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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