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In 1927 the Ideal Film Company, a leading silent film maker, merged with Gaumont. Formation of [[Gaumont British Picture Corporation|Gaumont-British Picture Corporation]] | In 1927 the Ideal Film Company, a leading silent film maker, merged with Gaumont. Formation of [[Gaumont British Picture Corporation|Gaumont-British Picture Corporation]] | ||
1937 There were 250 Odeons in Britain, including the flagship [[Leicester Square Odeon]]. Odeon cinemas were considered more up-market than those of the two other circuits, [[Associated British Cinemas]] (ABC) and [[Gaumont-British Cinemas]]. | |||
1955 Became part of the new [[Rank Organisation]] | |||
[[G. B. Equipments]], a subsidiary of Gaumont-British, made a number of 16-mm film sound projectors in Britain before and during the Second World War, including models such as the G.B.-Scope A and B, Grosvenor and G.B. K and L series. | [[G. B. Equipments]], a subsidiary of Gaumont-British, made a number of 16-mm film sound projectors in Britain before and during the Second World War, including models such as the G.B.-Scope A and B, Grosvenor and G.B. K and L series. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:57, 11 March 2025
1898 Gaumont-British was founded as the British subsidiary of the French Gaumont Film Company. (See Léon Gaumont & Cie).
1922 It became independent of its French parent when Isidore Ostrer acquired control of Gaumont-British.
In 1927 the Ideal Film Company, a leading silent film maker, merged with Gaumont. Formation of Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
1937 There were 250 Odeons in Britain, including the flagship Leicester Square Odeon. Odeon cinemas were considered more up-market than those of the two other circuits, Associated British Cinemas (ABC) and Gaumont-British Cinemas.
1955 Became part of the new Rank Organisation
G. B. Equipments, a subsidiary of Gaumont-British, made a number of 16-mm film sound projectors in Britain before and during the Second World War, including models such as the G.B.-Scope A and B, Grosvenor and G.B. K and L series.