Broadwest or the Broadwest Film Company was a British

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company of the

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. Its name it a portmanteau of its two founders,

George Broadbridge George Thomas Broadbridge, 1st Baron Broadbridge, (13 February 1869 – 17 April 1952), was a British Conservative Party politician, most prominently in the City of London. Broadbridge was sometime Alderman of the Candlewick Ward of the City ...

and the film director Walter West. West took an active role in the company's productions, directing and producing many of the films. The company gained a reputation for producing films about

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, often based on popular novels such as those of

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. The company was based at

Walthamstow Studios Walthamstow Studios was a British film studio located in Walthamstow, London which operated between 1914 and 1930. Two earlier studios had previously existed in Walthamstow. It was the base of Broadwest films for a number of years, which also u ...

, although some films were also made at

Esher Studios The Esher Studios were a British film studio located in Esher in Surrey. The studios opened in 1913 during the silent era.Warren p.89 The studios were built by a company that included the director Warwick Buckland, but the failure of their films ...

during the early days of the company's existence.Warren p.89

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Warren, Patricia. ''British Film Studios: An Illustrated History''. Batsford, 2001. British film studios Film production companies of the United Kingdom Film distributors of the United States {{UK-film-company-stub