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1 The Ealing Studios Films
2 Documentaries
3 The BBC TV Productions
4 Later Films
5 Independent TV
6 See also
7 External links
Ealing Studios, a TV and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London, claims to be the oldest film studio in the world. The site had been previously occupied by Will Barker Studios from 1896, but was acquired by theatre producer Basil Dean's newly formed Associated Talking Pictures in 1929, and reopened as Ealing Studios in 1931. In 1933 the company was renamed to Associated Talking Pictures. When Dean left in 1938, to be replaced by Michael Balcon from MGM, about 60 films had been made at the studios. Balcon discontinued the ATP name and began to issue films under the Ealing Studios name. In 1944 the studios were taken over by the Rank organisation.

1947 saw the first of the so-called Ealing Comedies, Hue and Cry. This was the beginning of a popular series of comedies that became the hallmark of Ealing Studios. Others include Passport to Pimlico (1949) , Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Whisky Galore (1949), The Lavender Hill MobThe Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios which tells the story of a mild-mannered bank clerk who masterminds the robbery of his bank. It stars Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James, and Alfie Bass. Audrey Hepburn has a small ro (1951) and The Man in the White SuitThe Man in the White Suit was a satirical comedy movie made in 1951 by Ealing Studios. It starred Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker, and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick. It followed a common Ealing Studios theme of the "common man" agai (1951) The last comedy in this series was The LadykillersThe Ladykillers is a 1955 English film. It is one of a series of classic post-war Ealing Studios social comedies that are entirely English. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green (1955).

The BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation BBC is primarily a national publicly-funded broadcaster based in the United Kingdom, which also has some international services. Some of the international services (such as BBC cable TV in America, Canada and elsewhere bought the studios in 19551955 is a common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January events January 2 Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 The Scrabble board game debuts. February events February 8 Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Mal. In 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja the studios were purchased by the National Film & Television School (NFTS).

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