Adelphi Films
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| Industry | Movie |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1939 |
| Founder | Arthur Dent |
| Headquarters | |
| Owner | Kate Lees |
| Website | www |
Adelphi Films Limited was a British film production company. With its sister company Advance, it produced over 30 films in the 1940s and 1950s and distributed many more. Adelphi linked Gainsborough Pictures and the raw “kitchen sink” dramas of the early 1960s.
Adelphi Films was founded in 1939 by Arthur Dent and is now managed by his granddaughter Kate Lees.[1]
Films
Adelphi is an archive of British feature films. The Adelphi film collection comprises over 40
The collection holds many long unavailable films including featuring
Adelphi owns the
People involved
The list of players reads like a ‘who's-who’ of British acting and comedy talent of the period – Ronnie Corbett, Dennis Price, Hermione Baddeley, Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson, Freddie Frinton, Ted Ray, Dora Bryan, Rachel Roberts, Tommy Trinder, Brian Rix, Vera Day, Joan Hickson, Joan Sims, Harry Fowler, Diana Dors John Gregson, and David Tomlinson.
History
Aldephi was founded in 1939. In 1949 it was acquired by Arthur Dent, who ran it with his two sons, Stanley and David. Arthur Dent had been a salesman for Famous Players–Lasky and worked for producers and Sam Goldwyn, and produced Comin' Thro the Rye (1947) for Advance.
Select Films
- Law and Disorder (1940) - with Alistair Sim
- Fight – Giants of the mat (1944) (documentary)
- Comin’ Thro’ The Rye (1947)
- The Phantom Shot (1947)
- High Jinks in Society (1949) - directed by John Guillermin
- Skimpy in the Navy (1949) - as Advance
- Artful Dodgers (1949)
- Torment (1949) - directed by John Guillermin, with Dermot Walsh
- The Nitwits on Parade (1949)
- Melody in the Dark (1949) - written by John Guillermin
- The Bait (1950)
- A Ray of Sunshine (1950)
- Let's Go Crazy (1951) (short) - with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan
- Penny Points to Paradise (1951) - with Sellers, Milligan and Harry Secombe
- My Wife's Lodger (1952) - as Adavance - with Diana Dors
- Death is a Number(1951)
- Lads and Lassies on Parade (1951)
- My Death Is a Mockery (1952) as Park Lane - with Donald Houston
- Song of Paris (1952) - directed by John Guillermin with Dennis Price
- I Was a Dancer (1952)
- The Kilties are Coming (1952)
- Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953) - directed by Maurice Elvey with Doris Dors
- Disobedient (1953) - as Advance aka Intimate Relations
- The Great Game (1953) - as Advance, with Diana Dors
- Alf's Baby (1953) for ACT Films - with Pauline Stroud
- The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
- He Done her Wrong (1953)
- The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1953)
- Hands of Destiny (1954)
- Shop Spoiled(1954) aka The Crowded Day - directed by John Guillermin with John Gregson
- Don't Blame the Stork (1954) - as Advance-Objective
- Wishing Well (1954) as Advance) aka The Happiness of Three Women
- What Every Woman Wants (1954) - as Advance - directed by Maurice Elvey
- Fun at St Fanny's(1955)
- You Lucky People(1955) aka Get Fell In - as Advance - starring Maurice Elvey with Tommy Trinder
- Dollars for Sale (1955)
- Miss Tulip Stays the Night (1955) - as Jaywell - directed by Leslie Arliss with Diana Dors
- Stars in Your Eyes (1956) - directed by Maurice Elvey
- Fun at St Fanny’s(1956)- directed by Maurice Elvey
References
- ^ "The Adelphi Films story". Adelphi Films. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Brooks, Richard (June 14, 2009). "Lost Peter Sellers films on screen after 50-year intermission". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Outing for restored comedy films". BBC News. 15 June 2009.
External links
- Official website
- Adelphi Films at BFI
- Adelphi Films at BFI Screenonline