The Monarch Film Corporation was a British film distribution company active during the 1940s and 1950s. It specialised in supplying second features to British cinemas. The company handled a mixture of British and American films, as well as the Australian film ''

Strong Is the Seed ''Strong is the Seed'' (also known as ''The Farrer Story'') is a 1949 Australian drama film, about the life of agronomist and plant breeder William Farrer. Synopsis English agriculture scientist William Farrer, on a health trip to Australia, adv ...

''. It involved itself in production at times, and produced several more ambitious features including '' Hindle Wakes'' (1952) and ''

A Yank in Ermine ''A Yank in Ermine'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Peter Thompson, Noelle Middleton, Harold Lloyd Jr. and Diana Decker, and featuring Jon Pertwee and Sid James. It was adapted by John Paddy Carstairs from h ...

'' (1956). It had an arrangement with ACT Films under John Croydon to handle films made at Walton Studios. The 1952 adventure film '' Men Against the Sun'' (1952) was, unusually for the second feature market, a costume adventure film despite its running time.Chibnall & McFarlane p.208 It should not be confused with

John R. Freuler John Rudolph Freuler (November 17, 18721958) was an American businessman in the film industry who owned theaters, film exchanges, and film studios. He signed Charlie Chaplin to a lucrative contract at Mutual Film. Later in his career he owned Mon ...

's American company of the same name active during the early 1930s.

Selected filmography

British

* '' A Gunman Has Escaped'' (1948) * '' The Case of Charles Peace'' (1949) * '' The Girl Who Couldn't Quite'' (1950) * '' Lilli Marlene'' (1950) * '' Night Was Our Friend'' (1951) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Private Information'' (1952) * '' Men Against the Sun'' (1952) * '' House of Blackmail'' (1953) * '' The Blue Parrot'' (1953) * '' The Wedding of Lilli Marlene'' (1953) * '' Profile'' (1954) * '' Burnt Evidence'' (1954) * '' Devil's Point'' (1954) * '' Final Appointment'' (1954) * '' Dangerous Cargo'' (1954) * '' The Delavine Affair'' (1955) * ''

Room in the House ''Room in the House'' is a 1955 comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Elvey. The film's screenplay, by Alfred Shaughnessy, is based on Eynon Evans Evan Eynon Evans (18 May 1904 – 1989) billed as Eynon Evans and also known as E. Eynon R ...

'' (1955) * ''

'' (1956) * '' That Woman Opposite'' (1957) * ''

And the Same to You ''And the Same to You'' is a 1960 British boxing-themed comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring Brian Rix and William Hartnell. It is based on a stage farce by A.P. Dearsley. Premise Stuck with the nickname "Dreadnought", Dickie March ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Party's Over The Party's Over may refer to: Film and TV * ''The Party's Over'' (1934 film), starring Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern, based on the 1933 Broadway play * ''The Party's Over'' (1965 film), directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Oliver Reed, with a ...

'' (1965) * '' Just like a Woman'' (1967) * '' The Violent Enemy'' (1968)

American

* ''

Adventure in Music ''Adventure in Music'' is a 1944 American musical film directed by Reginald Le Borg and Ernst Matray. It stars José Iturbi, Emanuel Feuermann, and Mildred Dilling. See also *List of American films of 1944 Below is a list of American films ...

'' (1949) * '' Springtime in Texas'' (1949) * '' Partners in Time'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Charade (1953 film), Charade'' (1953) * '' A Life at Stake'' (1955) * '' Silent Fear'' (1956) * '' Wetbacks'' (1956)

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009. British film studios Film distributors of the United Kingdom Film production companies of the United Kingdom {{UK-film-company-stub