3. British Studios 1932 London Films Alexander Korda 1938 Bought by MGM British 1940s Merge with Pinewood 1924 – 1951 Gainsborough Studios Michael Balcon – moves to MGM Islington Studios B Movies & Melodramas Bought by Rank Organisation

4. 1939 – 1945 World War II Documentary Techniques Images of the nation at war In Which we Serve (1942) 1937 Rank Organisation J Arthur Rank Brief Encounter (1945) 1940s/50s Powell & Pressburger Partnership of writer, director and producer The Red Shoes (1948)