Film company famous for its horror genre. Prominent during the 1960/70s, Peter Cushing and Sir Chistopher Lee, starred in many of their Dracula and Frankenstein films. It ceased production in the 1980s, but never actually closed. It has recently produced films of a more conventional nature.
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Hammer Films
Peter Cushing, star of Hammer Films and many other motion pictures, 'A true g...
born Frances Ethel Gumm in Minnesota, USA. She came to London in 1951, and in 1957 for a season at the Dominion, and again in 1960. Her last visit was in 1968 to appear at the Talk of the Town (now...
It closed as an Odeon in 1972 and was taken over by an independent distributor. It re-opened as the Capitol in 1975, closing in 1981. Demolished to make way for the Hobart Court office block.
Our 1960 picture comes from Warsaw1948 which has a wonderful collection of old pictures of this area, many with current photos for comparison. There we also found this useful text: "The cinema on ...
Television and film production company and facilities provider. White Lodge on Ealing Green was first used for making films in 1902. Basil Dean acquired it in 1929 and, under the name Associated...
Actor. Born Eldred Gregory Peck in San Diego, California. He appeared in many major films including 'Moby Dick', 'The Guns of Navarone', 'The Omen' and 'The Boys From Brazil'. Nominated five times ...
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