Southall Studios was a film studio located in

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(now

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) which operated between 1924 and 1958. The studio was constructed on the site of a former aircraft hangar by the silent film director and producer

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. The original buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1936, but the studio was rebuilt. Following the

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, the studio was used for

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production under the overall control of John Grierson. Later, it was used for television programmes such as ''

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'' broadcast in 1955 and 1956. Tempean Films produced several films such as ''

Kill Me Tomorrow ''Kill Me Tomorrow'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Pat O'Brien and Lois Maxwell. It was made by Tempean Films at Southall Studios in West London. The film features a cameo by Tommy Steele.Tom Weaver, ''The H ...

'' at Southall during the 1950s, with the feature film ''

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'', based on ''The Trollenberg Terror'' TV series, being the last film released credited with the Southall name.

External links

Southall Film Studios

Southall Studios
at britmovie.co.uk

References

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