Ealing Studio

  • The Lavender Hill Mob

    The Lavender Hill Mob

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    A true Ealing comedy classic and yet another title from our first contract with EMI and like our other Ealing productions was released with the “EMI Golden Classics” umbrella label. This 1951 comedy caper was a film I’d not seen up to that time and It turned out to be a firm favourite of mine.…

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  • The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

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    This Oscar nominated WWII drama was one of the titles from the first deal we did with EMI and due to 125 minute running time it was edited down to 5×400′ and was also available as a 1×400′ highlights edition. An Ealing Studios production that we issued under our “EMI Golden Classics’ umbrella label. The…

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  • The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

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    One of the titles from our first contract with EMI this was a winner in every way. Released theatrically in 1953, it had been made in Technicolor by the Ealing Studio and had a veritable plethera of British actors including Stanley Holloway, Naunton Wayne, George Relph, Hugh Griffith, Sid James, Reginald Beckwith, John Gregson, and…

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  • Nearly

    Nearly

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    During the initial meetings with Ken Troy, our contact at EMI, gave us a number of 16mm rental catalogues and reams of photocopied lists to take away and go through in our own time, in order to make a list of possible titles for release on Super 8. As many of you are aware that…

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