Renown Pictures Corporation is a British film distributor founded by producer
George Minter
James George Minter, was a British film producer and screenwriter born in Islington, London. He established the company Renown Pictures.
Few pictures seem to remain of Minter - though he is pictured at a wedding at https://theminters.co.uk/showmed ...
in
1938.
Releases
Renown's releases include:
* ''
Scrooge'' (1951)
[
* '']Grand National Night
''Grand National Night'' is a 1953 British thriller film brought to the screen by George Minter, produced by Phil C. Samuel, and based on a play of the same title written by Campbell and Dorothy Christie. It was directed by Bob McNaught and s ...
'' (1953)[
* '']Dance, Little Lady
''Dance, Little Lady'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Terence Morgan, Mai Zetterling, Guy Rolfe and Mandy Miller. The film was made by independent producer George Minter and distributed by his Renown Pictures. I ...
'' (1954)[
* '']Svengali
Svengali () is a character in the novel ''Trilby'' which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer.
Definition
...
'' (1954)[
* '' It's a Wonderful World'' (1956)][
* '']Tread Softly Stranger
''Tread Softly Stranger'' is a 1958 British crime drama directed by Gordon Parry and starring Diana Dors, George Baker and Terence Morgan. The film was shot in black-and-white in film noir style, and its setting in an industrial town in northe ...
'' (1958)[
* '' Beat Girl'' (1959)][
* '' Beyond This Place'' (1959)][
]
See also
* Talking Pictures TV
Talking Pictures TV (TPTV) is a British free-to-air vintage-film and nostalgia television channel. It was launched on 26 May 2015 on Sky channel 343, but later also became available on Freeview, Freesat, and Virgin Media. It is on air for 24 h ...
References
External links
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Mass media companies established in 1938
Film distributors of the United Kingdom
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