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Gaumont-British. The Gaumont-British Picture Corporation produced and distributed films and operated a cinema chain in the United Kingdom. It was established as an offshoot of the Gaumont Film Company of France.
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Gaumont opened foreign offices and acquired the theatre chain Gaumont British, which later notably produced several films directed by Alfred Hitchcock such as The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938).
View full company info for Gaumont British Distributors. 1. The 39 Steps (1935) Approved | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller. 7.6. Rate this. 93 Metascore.
We are creative producers and pioneers. It is in our house, where the philosophy of “talent first” reigns, that emotions come to life on the screen. For nearly 130 years, Gaumont has been creating strong and touching stories that travel the world.
Gaumont established an alliance with Ufa of Germany and started work on British version of several major Ufa films. Unfortunately, this alliance ceased abruptly when Hitler took control of the country in the early 1930s.
In 1925, Léon Gaumont signed a distribution agreement with Metro Goldwyn Mayer —a transatlantic first— and created a new company, GMG(Gaumont Metro Goldwyn), which was operational for three years.
