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1927 Public company was formed to acquire the [[L. Gaumont and Co|Gaumont Co]] Ltd; new company called '''Gaumont-British Picture Corporation''' which also acquired [[Ideal Films]] Ltd and [[W. and F. Film Service]] Ltd<ref>The Times 11 April 1927</ref> | 1927 Public company was formed to acquire the [[L. Gaumont and Co|Gaumont Co]] Ltd; new company called '''Gaumont-British Picture Corporation''' which also acquired [[Ideal Films]] Ltd and [[W. and F. Film Service]] Ltd<ref>The Times 11 April 1927</ref> | ||
1928 Acquired General Theatre Corporation<ref>The Times 17 May 1928</ref>. | |||
1928 Gaumont absorbed Gainsborough Pictures headed by Michael Balcon and formed a conglomerate which also included nearly 300 cinemas. | |||
1929 A. C. Bromhead retired. The 5 Ostrer brothers took on control of the studios. | |||
With the advent of talking films, the Ostrer brothers set out to renovate the Lime Grove studio with sound systems. While the renovations were being made, Gainsborough Studios at Islington was used as the production arm. | |||
1937 The Corporation had over 100 subsidiaries and associated companies and many cross-holdings with outside interests; moves were being made to rationalise these holdings<ref>The Times 16 October 1937</ref>. | |||
1937 With the British market shrinking, Isadore Ostrer announced that Lime Grove would have to close. C. M. Woolf, one of the original directors of Gaumont-British, and [[J. Arthur Rank]] presented a package to take over the production of Lime Grove, move it to Pinewood and let Gainsborough continue its productions. | |||
1941 Isadore Ostrer resigned as chairman on the sale of the Ostrer holdings to General Film Distributors Ltd. M. Woolf, [[J. Arthur Rank]] and L. W. Farrow (directors of General Film) would join the board with Mr Rank as chairman<ref>The Times 31 October 1941</ref>. | |||
1942 Presentation of consolidated accounts at AGM. Subsidiary companies included [[Cinema-Television]] Ltd (formerly [[Baird Television]] Ltd); associated companies included [[Bush Radio]] Ltd, General Theatre Corporation Ltd, [[British Acoustic Films]] Ltd<ref>The Times 20 November 1942</ref>. | |||
1955 [[Odeon Theatres]] Limited was renamed [[Rank Organisation]] Ltd<ref>The Times, 10 October 1955</ref>. One of the main elements of the group was '''Gaumont-British Picture Corporation''' Ltd, with its wholly-owned subsidiaries [[Cinema-Television]] Ltd, which owned [[Bush Radio]], and [[British Optical and Precision Engineers]] Ltd. | |||
See also [[Gaumont-British Cinemas]] | See also [[Gaumont-British Cinemas]] | ||
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1927 Public company was formed to acquire the Gaumont Co Ltd; new company called Gaumont-British Picture Corporation which also acquired Ideal Films Ltd and W. and F. Film Service Ltd[1]
1928 Acquired General Theatre Corporation[2].
1928 Gaumont absorbed Gainsborough Pictures headed by Michael Balcon and formed a conglomerate which also included nearly 300 cinemas.
1929 A. C. Bromhead retired. The 5 Ostrer brothers took on control of the studios.
With the advent of talking films, the Ostrer brothers set out to renovate the Lime Grove studio with sound systems. While the renovations were being made, Gainsborough Studios at Islington was used as the production arm.
1937 The Corporation had over 100 subsidiaries and associated companies and many cross-holdings with outside interests; moves were being made to rationalise these holdings[3].
1937 With the British market shrinking, Isadore Ostrer announced that Lime Grove would have to close. C. M. Woolf, one of the original directors of Gaumont-British, and J. Arthur Rank presented a package to take over the production of Lime Grove, move it to Pinewood and let Gainsborough continue its productions.
1941 Isadore Ostrer resigned as chairman on the sale of the Ostrer holdings to General Film Distributors Ltd. M. Woolf, J. Arthur Rank and L. W. Farrow (directors of General Film) would join the board with Mr Rank as chairman[4].
1942 Presentation of consolidated accounts at AGM. Subsidiary companies included Cinema-Television Ltd (formerly Baird Television Ltd); associated companies included Bush Radio Ltd, General Theatre Corporation Ltd, British Acoustic Films Ltd[5].
1955 Odeon Theatres Limited was renamed Rank Organisation Ltd[6]. One of the main elements of the group was Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Ltd, with its wholly-owned subsidiaries Cinema-Television Ltd, which owned Bush Radio, and British Optical and Precision Engineers Ltd.
See also Gaumont-British Cinemas