Anglo-Hollandia was a

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company which operated between 1919 and 1923 during the

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era. It had its roots in the existing Dutch company Hollandia Films and attempted to produce films with appeal to both Britain and the Netherlands.

Background

Hollandia was based in the city of

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and was the only Dutch producer of significant scale during the era. It had operated since 1912 but following the

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it felt constrained by the limits of the relatively small Dutch market and saw the move as a means to break into the much larger British market. The scheme was driven by the company's managing director

Maurits Binger Maurits Binger (5 April 1868 – 9 April 1923) was a Dutch film director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 39 films between 1913 and 1922 and is considered one of the pioneers of fictional films in the Netherlands. ...

Production and decline

The company produced films featuring Anglo-Dutch casts with the

studios or the Dutch countryside standing in for British settings. Occasionally

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were also used.Low p.142 Many of the film's stories were based on plays or popular novels. The company's productions were

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by Granger Films. Like many other production outfits the company struggled to survive the downturn in British filmmaking that culminated in the

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. The company ceased to exist when Binger died in 1923, although there were several attempts to revive it.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Little Hour of Peter Wells ''The Little Hour of Peter Wells'' ( nl, De heldendaad van Peter Wells) is a 1921 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * O. B. Clarence as Peter Wells * Heather Thatcher as Camille Pablo * Hebden Foster as Carlos Faroa * Adelqui ...

'' (1920) * ''

John Heriot's Wife ''John Heriot's Wife'' ( nl, De vrouw van de minister) is a 1920 Dutch-British silent crime film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Mary Odette - Camilla Rivers * Lola Cornero - Tante Lady Foxborough * Henry Victor - John Heriot * Annie Bos ...

'' (1920) * ''

As God Made Her ''As God Made Her'' ( nl, Zoo als ik ben) is a 1920 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Mary Odette - Rachel Higgins * Henry Victor - Seward Pendyne * Adelqui Migliar - Sir Richard Pendyne * Lola Cornero - Lady Muriel Pendyne ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Skin Game The Skin Game may refer to: * ''The Skin Game'' (play), a play by John Galsworthy * ''The Skin Game'' (1921 film), a 1921 Dutch film, based on the play * ''The Skin Game'' (1931 film), a 1931 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, also based on the ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Laughter and Tears'' (1921) * '' Circus Jim'' (1922)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. British film studios Film production companies of the Netherlands Film production companies of the United Kingdom Cinema of the Netherlands Mass media companies established in 1919 Mass media companies disestablished in 1923 1923 disestablishments in the Netherlands Dutch companies established in 1919 Dutch film studios {{film-company-stub