This is a list of films made by the British production company Gainsborough Pictures and its parent company Gaumont British between 1924 and 1950. The Gainsborough brand was first used in 1924, although several films had previously been made by the company's founders under a different name.[1] Gaumont British, which took control of Gainsborough in the late 1920s, had also made films prior to 1924. After the merger, the companies released a single slate of films each year.
Following a financial crisis at the company in 1936, Gaumont British ceased production and concentrated on distribution. Despite this, films continued to be released under the Gainsborough banner. In its later years the company was part of the Rank Organisation; it was shut down by the Rank management in 1950 as part of an economy drive.
During the 1920s and 1930s the company took part in several co-productions with Continental companies, notably the German firm UFA. Other films were made by Gainsborough under contract for 20th Century-Fox. Also included are films made by Sydney Box's Triton Films.
1920s
edit| Title | Release Date | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Duval | April 1924 | George A. Cooper |
| The Prude's Fall | May 1924 | Graham Cutts |
| The Passionate Adventure | July 1924 | Graham Cutts |
| The Eleventh Commandment | July 1924 | George A. Cooper |
| The Happy Ending | January 1925 | George A. Cooper |
| The Blackguard | March 1925 | Graham Cutts |
| The Rat | August 1925 | Graham Cutts |
| Settled Out of Court | October 1925 | George A. Cooper |
| Somebody's Darling | November 1925 | George A. Cooper |
| The Sea Urchin | January 1926 | Graham Cutts |
| The Pleasure Garden | May 1926 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| London Love | July 1926 | Manning Haynes |
| The Triumph of the Rat | September 1926 | Graham Cutts |
| The Lodger | September 1926 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| The Mountain Eagle | September 1926 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Mademoiselle from Armentieres | September 1926 | Maurice Elvey |
| Hindle Wakes | February 1927 | Maurice Elvey |
| Blighty | March 1927 | Norman Walker |
| The Queen Was in the Parlour | April 1927 | Graham Cutts |
| Roses of Picardy | April 1927 | Maurice Elvey |
| Downhill | May 1927 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| The Rolling Road | May 1927 | Graham Cutts |
| The Glad Eye | June 1927 | Maurice Elvey |
| Easy Virtue | July 1927 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Ghost Train | July 1927 | Géza von Bolváry |
| The Vortex | September 1927 | Adrian Brunel |
| A Sister to Assist 'Er | September 1927 | George Dewhurst |
| The Flight Commander | September 1927 | Maurice Elvey |
| A Woman in Pawn | October 1927 | Edwin Greenwood |
| The Arcadians | October 1927 | Victor Saville |
| One of the Best | November 1927 | Hayes Hunter |
| Quinneys | December 1927 | Maurice Elvey |
| Sailors Don't Care | January 1928 | William Kellino |
| The Constant Nymph | February 1928 | Adrian Brunel |
| The Physician | May 1928 | George Jacoby |
| Mademoiselle Parley Voo | June 1928 | Maurice Elvey |
| What Money Can Buy | July 1928 | Edwin Greenwood |
| A South Sea Bubble | July 1928 | Hayes Hunter |
| Palais de danse | July 1928 | Maurice Elvey |
| Smashing Through | October 1928 | William Kellino |
| The Gallant Hussar | October 1928 | Géza von Bolváry |
| The First Born | October 1928 | Miles Mander |
| You Know What Sailors Are | November 1928 | Maurice Elvey |
| The Wrecker | December 1928 | Géza von Bolváry |
| A Light Woman | December 1928 | Adrian Brunel |
| The Lady of the Lake | December 1928 | James A. Fitzpatrick |
| Number Seventeen | December 1928 | Géza von Bolváry |
| Balaclava | December 1928 | Maurice Elvey, Milton Rosmer |
| The Return of the Rat | May 1929 | Graham Cutts |
| The Crooked Billet | May 1929 | Adrian Brunel |
| City of Play | July 1929 | Denison Clift |
| Taxi for Two | July 1929 | Denison Clift, Alexander Esway |
| High Treason | August 1929 | Maurice Elvey |
| The Devil's Maze | August 1929 | Gareth Gundrey |
| Woman to Woman | November 1929 | Victor Saville |
1930s
edit| Title | Release Date | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Just for a Song | March 1930 | Gareth Gundrey |
| Alf's Button | March 1930 | William Kellino |
| The Night Porter | March 1930 | Sewell Collins |
| Journey's End | April 1930 | James Whale |
| Greek Street | May 1930 | Sinclair Hill |
| Symphony in Two Flats | July 1930 | Gareth Gundrey |
| The Great Game | September 1930 | Jack Raymond |
| A Warm Corner | September 1930 | Victor Saville |
| Bed and Breakfast | December 1930 | Walter Forde |
| P.C. Josser | January 1931 | Milton Rosmer |
| Bracelets | February 1931 | Sewell Collins |
| Third Time Lucky | February 1931 | Walter Forde |
| The Stronger Sex | February 1931 | Gareth Gundrey |
| The Sport of Kings | February 1931 | Victor Saville |
| No Lady | May 1931 | Lupino Lane |
| Down River | May 1931 | Peter Godfrey |
| The Ringer | May 1931 | Walter Forde |
| A Night in Montmartre | July 1931 | Leslie Hiscott |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | July 1931 | Gareth Gundrey |
| The Man They Couldn't Arrest | August 1931 | Hayes Hunter |
| The Ghost Train | September 1931 | Walter Forde |
| The Happy Ending | October 1931 | Millard Webb |
| Hindle Wakes | October 1931 | Victor Saville |
| Michael and Mary | October 1931 | Victor Saville |
| The Calendar | October 1931 | Hayes Hunter |
| Sunshine Susie | December 1931 | Victor Saville |
| A Gentleman of Paris | December 1931 | Sinclair Hill |
| Congress Dances | December 1931 | Erik Charell |
| Lord Babs | February 1932 | Walter Forde |
| The Frightened Lady | March 1932 | Hayes Hunter |
| The Faithful Heart | May 1932 | Victor Saville |
| White Face | May 1932 | Hayes Hunter |
| Jack's the Boy | June 1932 | Walter Forde |
| Love on Wheels | July 1932 | Victor Saville |
| Marry Me | October 1932 | Wilhelm Thiele |
| Baroud | October 1932 | Rex Ingram |
| Happy Ever After | October 1932 | Paul Martin, Robert Stevenson |
| Tell Me Tonight | October 1932 | Anatole Litvak |
| There Goes the Bride | October 1932 | Albert de Courville |
| Rome Express | November 1932 | Walter Forde |
| After the Ball | December 1932 | Milton Rosmer |
| The Midshipmaid | December 1932 | Albert de Courville |
| The Man from Toronto | January 1933 | Sinclair Hill |
| The Good Companions | March 1933 | George Pearson |
| Soldiers of the King | March 1933 | Maurice Elvey |
| King of the Ritz | March 1933 | Carmine Gallone |
| F.P.1 | April 1933 | Karl Hartl |
| The Only Girl | May 1933 | Friedrich Hollaender |
| Sleeping Car | June 1933 | Anatole Litvak |
| Waltz Time | June 1933 | William Thiele |
| The Lucky Number | June 1933 | Anthony Asquith |
| It's a Boy | July 1933 | Tim Whelan |
| Falling for You | July 1933 | Jack Hulbert, Robert Stevenson |
| Britannia of Billingsgate | July 1933 | Sinclair Hill |
| Orders Is Orders | July 1933 | Walter Forde |
| Early to Bed | July 1933 | Ludwig Berger |
| The Ghoul | August 1933 | Hayes Hunter |
| I Was a Spy | August 1933 | Victor Saville |
| The Fire Raisers | September 1933 | Michael Powell |
| Just Smith | September 1933 | Tom Walls |
| Channel Crossing | October 1933 | Milton Rosmer |
| A Cuckoo in the Nest | October 1933 | Tom Walls |
| Friday the Thirteenth | November 1933 | Victor Saville |
| The Constant Nymph | December 1933 | Basil Dean |
| Aunt Sally | December 1933 | Tim Whelan |
| Turkey Time | December 1933 | Tom Walls |
| Jack Ahoy | February 1934 | Walter Forde |
| The Night of the Party | February 1934 | Michael Powell |
| Red Ensign | February 1934 | Michael Powell |
| Waltzes from Vienna | February 1934 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Unfinished Symphony | March 1934 | Willi Forst |
| The Battle | March 1934 | Nicholas Farkas |
| Princess Charming | April 1934 | Maurice Elvey |
| Evergreen | April 1934 | Victor Saville |
| A Cup of Kindness | May 1934 | Tom Walls |
| Wild Boy | May 1934 | Albert de Courville |
| Chu Chin Chow | July 1934 | Walter Forde |
| My Song for You | August 1934 | Maurice Elvey |
| Little Friend | August 1934 | Berthold Viertel |
| Evensong | October 1934 | Victor Saville |
| My Old Dutch | October 1934 | Sinclair Hill |
| The Camels are Coming | October 1934 | Tim Whelan |
| Jew Süss | October 1934 | Lothar Mendes |
| My Heart is Calling | December 1934 | Carmine Gallone |
| Lady in Danger | December 1934 | Tom Walls |
| Road House | December 1934 | Maurice Elvey |
| The Man Who Knew Too Much | December 1934 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Dirty Work | December 1934 | Tom Walls |
| Temptation | December 1934 | Max Neufeld |
| The Iron Duke | January 1935 | Victor Saville |
| Things Are Looking Up | January 1935 | Albert de Courville |
| The Phantom Light | January 1935 | Michael Powell |
| Oh, Daddy! | February 1935 | Graham Cutts |
| Fighting Stock | March 1935 | Tom Walls |
| Heat Wave | May 1935 | Maurice Elvey |
| Bulldog Jack | May 1935 | Walter Forde |
| Forever England | May 1935 | Walter Forde |
| The 39 Steps | June 1935 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| The Divine Spark | June 1935 | Carmine Gallone |
| The Clairvoyant | August 1935 | Maurice Elvey |
| Me and Marlborough | August 1935 | Victor Saville |
| Stormy Weather | August 1935 | Tom Walls |
| Boys Will Be Boys | August 1935 | William Beaudine |
| Car of Dreams | September 1935 | Graham Cutts |
| The Passing of the Third Floor Back | September 1935 | Berthold Viertel |
| The Guv'nor | October 1935 | Milton Rosmer |
| First a Girl | November 1935 | Victor Saville |
| The Tunnel | November 1935 | Maurice Elvey |
| Foreign Affaires | December 1935 | Tom Walls |
| King of the Damned | January 1935 | Walter Forde |
| Jack of All Trades | February 1936 | Jack Hulbert, Robert Stevenson |
| First Offence | March 1936 | Herbert Mason |
| Rhodes of Africa | March 1936 | Berthold Viertel |
| Pot Luck | April 1936 | Tom Walls |
| Tudor Rose | May 1936 | Robert Stevenson |
| It's Love Again | May 1936 | Victor Saville |
| Secret Agent | May 1936 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Where There's a Will | June 1936 | William Beaudine |
| Seven Sinners | July 1936 | Albert de Courville |
| Everything Is Thunder | August 1936 | Milton Rosmer |
| East Meets West | September 1936 | Herbert Mason |
| The Man Who Changed His Mind | September 1936 | Robert Stevenson |
| Everybody Dance | October 1936 | Charles Reisner |
| His Lordship | November 1936 | Herbert Mason |
| All In | November 1936 | Marcel Varnel |
| Strangers on Honeymoon | November 1936 | Albert de Courville |
| Sabotage | December 1936 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Windbag the Sailor | December 1936 | William Beaudine |
| The Flying Doctor | December 1936 | Miles Mander |
| OHMS | January 1937 | Raoul Walsh |
| Good Morning, Boys | February 1937 | Marcel Varnel |
| Head Over Heels | February 1937 | Sonnie Hale |
| The Great Barrier | February 1937 | Milton Rosmer |
| O-Kay for Sound | April 1937 | Marcel Varnel |
| Take My Tip | May 1937 | Herbert Mason |
| King Solomon's Mines | July 1937 | Robert Stevenson |
| Said O'Reilly to McNab | July 1937 | William Beaudine |
| Gangway | August 1937 | Sonnie Hale |
| Doctor Syn | August 1937 | Roy William Neill |
| Non-Stop New York | September 1937 | Robert Stevenson |
| Oh, Mr Porter! | October 1937 | Marcel Varnel |
| Young and Innocent | November 1937 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Owd Bob | January 1938 | Robert Stevenson |
| Bank Holiday | January 1938 | Carol Reed |
| Sailing Along | February 1938 | Sonnie Hale |
| Strange Boarders | June 1938 | Herbert Mason |
| Convict 99 | June 1938 | Marcel Varnel |
| Alf's Button Afloat | July 1938 | Marcel Varnel |
| The Lady Vanishes | September 1938 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Hey! Hey! USA | October 1938 | Marcel Varnel |
| Crackerjack | October 1938 | Albert de Courville |
| Climbing High | December 1938 | Carol Reed |
| Old Bones of the River | December 1938 | Marcel Varnel |
| Ask a Policeman | May 1939 | Marcel Varnel |
| A Girl Must Live | May 1939 | Carol Reed |
| Where's That Fire? | August 1939 | Marcel Varnel |
| The Frozen Limits | November 1939 | Marcel Varnel |
| Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday | November 1939 | Walter Forde |
1940s
edit| Title | Release Date | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Band Waggon | January 1940 | Marcel Varnel |
| They Came by Night | February 1940 | Harry Lachman |
| For Freedom | April 1940 | Maurice Elvey |
| Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt | April 1940 | Walter Forde |
| Night Train to Munich | May 1940 | Carol Reed |
| Girl in the News | August 1940 | Carol Reed |
| Gasbags | November 1940 | Marcel Varnel |
| Neutral Port | November 1940 | Marcel Varnel |
| The Ghost Train | March 1941 | Walter Forde |
| Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It | March 1941 | Walter Forde |
| Kipps | March 1941 | Carol Reed |
| Once a Crook | June 1941 | Herbert Mason |
| Cottage to Let | August 1941 | Anthony Asquith |
| I Thank You | September 1941 | Marcel Varnel |
| Hi Gang! | December 1941 | Marcel Varnel |
| Back-Room Boy | April 1942 | Herbert Mason |
| The Young Mr. Pitt | June 1942 | Carol Reed |
| Uncensored | July 1942 | Anthony Asquith |
| King Arthur Was a Gentleman | December 1942 | Marcel Varnel |
| It's That Man Again | February 1943 | Walter Forde |
| We Dive at Dawn | April 1943 | Anthony Asquith |
| Miss London Ltd. | May 1943 | Val Guest |
| The Man in Grey | July 1943 | Leslie Arliss |
| Dear Octopus | August 1943 | Harold French |
| Millions Like Us | September 1943 | Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder |
| Time Flies | February 1944 | Walter Forde |
| Victory Wedding | 1944 | Jessie Matthews[2] |
| Bees in Paradise | March 1944 | Val Guest |
| Fanny by Gaslight | May 1944 | Anthony Asquith |
| Give Us the Moon | July 1944 | Val Guest |
| Two Thousand Women | August 1944 | Fran Launder |
| Love Story | October 1944 | Leslie Arliss |
| Madonna of the Seven Moons | December 1944 | Arthur Crabtree |
| Waterloo Road | January 1945 | Sidney Gilliat |
| A Place of One's Own | March 1945 | Bernard Knowles |
| They Were Sisters | April 1945 | Arthur Crabtree |
| I'll Be Your Sweetheart | June 1945 | Val Guest |
| The Wicked Lady | December 1945 | Leslie Arliss |
| Caravan | April 1946 | Arthur Crabtree |
| The Magic Bow | October 1946 | Bernard Knowles |
| The Root of All Evil | February 1947 | Brock Williams |
| The Man Within | April 1947 | Bernard Knowles |
| The Brothers | May 1947 | David MacDonald |
| Dear Murderer | June 1947 | Arthur Crabtree |
| The Upturned Glass | June 1947 | Lawrence Huntington |
| Holiday Camp | August 1947 | Ken Annakin |
| Jassy | August 1947 | Bernard Knowles |
| When the Bough Breaks | November 1947 | Lawrence Huntington |
| Easy Money | January 1948 | Bernard Knowles |
| Snowbound | March 1948 | David MacDonald |
| Miranda | April 1948 | Ken Annakin |
| Broken Journey | April 1948 | Ken Annakin |
| Good-Time Girl | May 1948 | David MacDonald |
| The Calendar | June 1948 | Arthur Crabtree |
| My Brother's Keeper | July 1948 | Alfred Roome |
| The Blind Goddess | September 1948 | Harold French |
| Quartet | October 1948 | Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree Harold French, Ralph Smart |
| Here Come the Huggetts | November 1948 | Ken Annakin |
| Portrait from Life | December 1948 | Terence Fisher |
| Vote for Huggett | February 1949 | Ken Annakin |
| The Bad Lord Byron | March 1949 | David MacDonald |
| It's Not Cricket | April 1949 | Alfred Roome |
| A Boy, a Girl and a Bike | April 1949 | Ralph Smart |
| The Huggetts Abroad | May 1949 | Ken Annakin |
| Marry Me! | June 1949 | Terence Fisher |
| Christopher Columbus | June 1949 | David MacDonald |
| Helter Skelter | July 1949 | Ralph Thomas |
| Don't Ever Leave Me | July 1949 | Arthur Crabtree |
| The Lost People | July 1949 | Bernard Knowles, Muriel Box |
| Diamond City | October 1949 | David MacDonald |
| Boys in Brown | December 1949 | Montgomery Tully |
| Traveller's Joy | December 1949 | Ralph Thomas |
1950s
edit| Title | Release Date | Director |
|---|---|---|
| The Astonished Heart | March 1950 | Terence Fisher |
| So Long at the Fair | May 1950 | Terence Fisher |
| Trio | July 1950 | Ken Annakin, Harold French |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cook p.170
- ^ Victory Wedding. British Film Institute. Retrieved 29 April 2020
Bibliography
edit- Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.