British and Dominions Film Corporation

British and Dominions Film Corporation was a short-lived British film production company located at Imperial Place, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The studio had its home base at British and Dominions Imperial Studios then relocated to Pinewood Studios. ^[1]

The company was dominated by the producer and director Herbert Wilcox. The company gained a contract to make quota films for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.

The company was formed in the 1920s between Herbert Wilcox and Nelson Keys.

The company struggled to distribute films in Europe. ^[2] In August 1933 it was called "easily the most active of British productionists at the moment." ^[3]

In December 1939 the company reported a loss of £8,000. ^[4]

Films

1920s

Title	Release date	Director	Notes
Dawn	March 1928	Herbert Wilcox	Shot at Cricklewood Studios
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel	November 1928	T. Hayes Hunter	Shot at Cricklewood Studios
The Bondman	January 1929	Herbert Wilcox	Shot at Cricklewood Studios
A Peep Behind the Scenes	January 1929	Jack Raymond	Shot at Cricklewood Studios
When Knights Were Bold	February 1929	Tim Whelan	Shot at Cricklewood Studios
Black Waters	April 1929	Marshall Neilan	Shot in Hollywood in sound
The Woman in White	May 1929	Herbert Wilcox	Shot at Cricklewood Studios
Splinters	December 1929	Jack Raymond	Shot at Blattner Studios and Imperial Studios

1930s

Title	Release date	Director	Notes
Rookery Nook	February 1930	Tom Walls	Shot at Blattner Studios and Imperial Studios
The Loves of Robert Burns	March 1930	Hebert Wilcox
Wolves	May 1930	Albert de Courville	Shot at Blattner Studios
Warned Off	July 1930	Walter West	Shot at Cricklewood Studios
On Approval	August 1930	Tom Walls
Canaries Sometimes Sing	1930	Tom Walls
Plunder	November 1930	Tom Walls
Tons of Money	December 1930	Tom Walls
The Speckled Band	March 1931	Jack Raymond
The Chance of a Night Time	May 1931	Herbert Wilcox
Almost a Divorce	August 1931	Jack Raymond
Carnival	October 1931	Herbert Wilcox
Mischief	December 1931	Jack Raymond
Up for the Cup	1931	Jack Raymond
The Blue Danube	January 1932	Herbert Wilcox
A Night Like This	March 1932	Tom Walls
Aren't We All?	March 1932	Harry Lachman
Life Goes On	March 1932	Jack Raymond
Goodnight, Vienna	March 1932	Herbert Wilcox
The Mayor's Nest	June 1932	Maclean Rogers
Thark	July 1932	Tom Walls
The Love Contract	July 1932	Herbert Selpin	Co-production
Money Means Nothing	September 1932	Herbert Wilcox
Leap Year	October 1932	Tom Walls
The Flag Lieutenant	October 1932	Henry Edwards
The Barton Mystery	November 1932	Henry Edwards
Say It with Music	November 1932	Jack Raymond
Night of the Garter	1933	Jack Raymond
Up to the Neck	1933	Jack Raymond
Up for the Derby	1933	Maclean Rogers
The King's Cup	January 1933	Herbert Wilcox
Mixed Doubles	1933	Sidney Morgan
Just My Luck	1933	Jack Raymond
It's a King	1933	Jack Raymond
General John Regan	1933	Jack Raymond
Discord	January 1933	Henry Edwards
Ask Beccles	1933	Redd Davis
The Little Damozel	February 1933	Herbert Wilcox
One Precious Year	February 1933	Henry Edwards
The Crime at Blossoms	March 1933	Maclean Rogers
The Blarney Stone	March 1933	Tom Walls
Bitter Sweet	March 1933	Herbert Wilcox
Yes, Mr Brown	May 1933	Jack Buchanan, Herbert Wilcox
Lord of the Manor	May 1933	Henry Edwards	Shot at British International Pictures Studios
Anne One Hundred	June 1933	Henry Edwards
Summer Lightning	June 1933	Maclean Rogers
Purse Strings	July 1933	Henry Edwards
That's a Good Girl	September 1933	Jack Buchanan
Trouble	November 1933	Maclean Rogers
Chelsea Life	November 1933	Sidney Morgan
Sorrell and Son	December 1933	Jack Raymond
The King of Paris	1934	Jack Raymond
Lilies of the Field	1934	Norman Walker
Faces	January 1934	Sidney Morgan
The Queen's Affair	February 1934	Hebert Wilcox
Seeing Is Believing	February 1934	Redd Davis
Lucky Loser	March 1934	Reginald Denham
It's a Cop	March 1934	Redd Davis
Dangerous Ground	May 1934	Norman Walker
Brides to Be	May 1934	Reginald Denham
The Girl in the Flat	June 1934	Redd Davis
To Be a Lady	July 1934	George King
Girls, Please!	July 1934	Jack Raymond
Nell Gwynn	August 1934	Herbert Wilcox
Get Your Man	August 1934	George King
Easy Money	August 1934	Redd Davis
Badger's Green	September 1934	Adrian Brunel
The Scoop	October 1934	Maclean Rogers
The Case for the Crown	November 1934	George A. Cooper
The Way of Youth	November 1934	Norman Walker
The Primrose Path	1934	Reginald Denham
Gentlemen's Agreement	1935	George Pearson
Brewster's Millions	January 1935	Thornton Freeland
The Price of Wisdom	February 1935	Reginald Denham
Key to Harmony	March 1935	Norman Walker
Escape Me Never	April 1935	Paul Czinner
Adventure Limited	April 1935	George King
The Village Squire	April 1935	Reginald Denham
Once a Thief	June 1935	George Pearson
Jubilee Window	June 1935	George Pearson
School for Stars	June 1935	Donovan Pedelty
The Mad Hatters	July 1935	Ivar Campbell
Cross Currents	July 1935	Adrian Brunel
Where's George?	August 1935	Jack Raymond
Peg of Old Drury	August 1935	Herbert Wilcox
Lucky Days	August 1935	Reginald Denham
While Parents Sleep	September 1935	Adrian Brunel
Checkmate	September 1935	George Pearson
Come Out of the Pantry	November 1935	Jack Raymond
Expert's Opinion	November 1935	Ivar Campbell
The Belles of St. Clements	January 1936	Ivar Campbell
Ticket of Leave	January 1936	Michael Hankinson
The Secret Voice	February 1937	George Pearson
Strange Cargo	March 1936	Lawrence Huntington
Two's Company	April 1936	Tim Whelan
Wednesday's Luck	May 1936	George Pearson
Two on a Doorstep	May 1936	Lawrence Huntington	Shot at Rock Studios
House Broken	June 1936	Michael Hankinson	Shot at Rock Studios
Pay Box Adventure	June 1936	W.P. Kellino	Shot at J.H. Studios
Murder by Rope	August 1936	George Pearson	Shot at Shepperton Studios
Chick	September 1936	Michael Hankinson	Shot at J.H. Studios
Grand Finale	September 1936	Ivar Campbell	Shot at Shepperton Studios
Show Flat	October 1936	Bernard Mainwaring	Shot at Shepperton Studios
The Scarab Murder Case	November 1936	Michael Hankinson	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Talk of the Devil	December 1936	Carol Reed	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Holiday's End	1937	John Paddy Carstairs	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Cross My Heart	January 1937	Bernard Mainwaring	Shot at Pinewood Studios
The Cavalier of the Streets	March 1937	Harold French	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Museum Mystery	April 1937	Clifford Gulliver	Shot at Pinewood Studios
The Fatal Hour	May 1937	George Pearson	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Night Ride	June 1937	John Paddy Carstairs	Shot at Pinewood Studios
The Last Curtain	July 1937	David MacDonald	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Missing, Believed Married	September 1937	John Paddy Carstairs	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Mr. Smith Carries On	September 1937	Lister Laurance	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Lancashire Luck	November 1937	Henry Cass	Shot at Pinewood Studios
Incident in Shanghai	January 1938	John Paddy Carstairs	Shot at Pinewood Studios

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939 . British Film Institute, 1986.

References

1. "Deal for B and D control". Kinematograph Weekly. 16 December 1943. p. 1.
2. "British films on the continent". Kinematograph Weekly. 14 December 1933. p. 40.
3. "Record activity at B and D". Kinematograph Weekly. 3 August 1933. p. 24.
4. "Film production recovering from war effort?". Kinematograph Weekly. 28 December 1939. p. 15.