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Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI.
British International Pictures (1926-33) In the 1940s and 50s, The Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was the greatest rival to the Rank film empire, with a chain of cinemas as well as studios. Owner John Maxwell, whose paternalistic influence was well known throughout the company ...
British International Pictures. Associated British Picture Corporation ( ABPC ), originally British International Pictures ( BIP ), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI.
British International Pictures. Credits. Logo (October 1, 1927-1937) Visuals: Over a cloudy sky background, the logo starts with our Earth spinning like the Universal logo. There is also a seated figure of "Britannia", with a ribbon under her that says "BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES".
In the 1940s and 50s, The Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was the greatest rival to the Rank film empire, with a chain of cinemas as well as studios.
13th - The Duke and Duchess of York visit the British International Pictures studios, where they meet with Alfred Hitchcock and watch a scene from Blackmail being rehearsed. August. British International Pictures annouces massive layoffs, firing around 20% of the staff.
John Maxwell (1879–1940) was a British film producer. Maxwell was the co-owner of British International Pictures, which emerged as the largest British studio following the Film Act of 1927. Maxwell was a Scottish lawyer who first came into contact with the film industry in 1912.
