Gaumont-British Picture Corporation was the British arm of the French film company Gaumont. The company became independent of its French parent in 1922, when Isidore Ostrer acquired control of Gaumont-British.
The company's Lime Grove Studios produced films such as Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 version of The 39 Steps, and his 1938 film The Lady Vanishes.
In 1941, Gaumont-British along with its sister company Gainsborough Pictures, was acquired by the Rank Organisation.
Theatre organs
Many of the theatres had a theatre organ, for entertainment before the show, during the intervals, or after the show. The name 'Gaumont' was adopted to describe the style of the 'flat top' organ console case (originally for the Pavilion Theatre, Shepherds Bush[1]), for some organs built from October 1931 to 1934 by the John Compton Organ Company of London.
External links
References
- ^ The Compton List - Organ cases and illuminated surrounds, accessed 6 December 2008
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