List of Paramount British films

List of films produced in the United Kingdom by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. Initially founded at Islington Studios in the early 1920s, it was later revived following the passage of the 1927 Films Act allowing the company to produce films that qualified for British nationality and were eligible for a quota. During the 1930s the company produced or distributed a mixture of quota quickies and higher budget films.

1920s
Title Release Date Director Notes
The Great DayNovember 1920Hugh Ford
AppearancesJune 1921Donald Crisp
The Mystery RoadJuly 1921Paul Powell
The Princess of New YorkAugust 1921Donald Crisp
Dangerous LiesSeptember 1921Paul Powell
The Bonnie Brier BushNovember 1921Donald Crisp
Three Live GhostsJanuary 1922George Fitzmaurice
Love's BoomerangFebruary 1922John S. Robertson
The Spanish JadeApril 1922John S. Robertson
The Man from HomeApril 1922George Fitzmaurice
Tell Your ChildrenSeptember 1922Donald Crisp
Madame PompadourJuly 1927Herbert Wilcox
HuntingtowerDecember 1927George Pearson
Love's OptionSeptember 1928George PearsonQuota quickie
Yellow StockingsOctober 1928Theodore Komisarjevsky
SpanglesDecember 1928George Banfield
Auld Lang SyneApril 1929George Pearson
Power Over MenApril 1929George Banfield
The Lady from the SeaMay 1929Castleton KnightQuota quickie
The Silver KingMay 1929T. Hayes Hunter
The Broken MelodyOctober 1929Fred Paul

1930s
Title Release Date Director Notes
Sleeping PartnersMarch 1930Seymour Hicks
The Road to FortuneAugust 1930Arthur VarneyQuota quickie
Cross RoadsAugust 1930Reginald FogwellQuota quickie
The School for ScandalSeptember 1930Maurice Elvey
Beyond the CitiesSeptember 1930Carlyle BlackwellQuota quickie
GuiltJanuary 1931Reginald FogwellQuota quickie
The Eternal FeminineFebruary 1931Arthur Varney
Contraband LoveApril 1931Sidney Morgan
The Officers' MessMay 1931Manning HaynesQuota quickie
These Charming PeopleJuly 1931Louis Mercanton
Her ReputationJuly 1931Sidney MorganQuota quickie
A Man of MayfairDecember 1931Louis Mercanton
Service for LadiesJanuary 1932Alexander Korda
Ebb TideFebruary 1932Arthur RossonQuota quickie
Aren't We All?March 1932Harry Lachman
Life Goes OnMarch 1932Jack RaymondQuota quickie
Women Who PlayMarch 1932Arthur Rosson
Lily ChristineApril 1932Paul L. Stein
StamboulMay 1932Dimitri Buchowetzki
Down Our StreetJune 1932Harry LachmanQuota quickie
InsultJuly 1932Harry Lachman
That Night in LondonAugust 1932Rowland V. Lee
Money Means NothingSeptember 1932Herbert WilcoxQuota quickie
Men of TomorrowOctober 1932Zoltan Korda, Leontine Sagan
The Barton MysteryNovember 1932Henry EdwardsQuota quickie
Strange EvidenceJanuary 1933Robert MiltonQuota quickie
DiscordJanuary 1933Henry Edwards
One Precious YearFebruary 1933Henry Edwards
Counsel's OpinionMarch 1933Allan Dwan
The Crime at BlossomsMarch 1933Maclean RogersQuota quickie
CashMay 1933Zoltan Korda
Lord of the ManorMay 1933Henry EdwardsQuota quickie
Anne One HundredJune 1933Henry EdwardsQuota quickie
Purse StringsJuly 1933Henry EdwardsQuota quickie
The LureAugust 1933Arthur MaudeQuota quickie
A Royal DemandAugust 1933Gustav A. MindzentiQuota quickie
Mixed DoublesSeptember 1933Sidney MorganQuota quickie
The FlawOctober 1933Norman WalkerQuota quickie
General John ReganOctober 1933Henry EdwardsQuota quickie
The Fear ShipOctober 1933J. Steven EdwardsQuota quickie
The JewelOctober 1933Reginald DenhamQuota quickie
Chelsea LifeNovember 1933Sidney MorganQuota quickie
Mrs. Dane's DefenceNovember 1933A.V. BrambleQuota quickie
Ask BecclesDecember 1933Redd DavisQuota quickie
FacesJanuary 1934Sidney MorganQuota quickie
Seeing Is BelievingFebruary 1934Redd DavisQuota quickie
Lucky LoserMarch 1934Reginald DenhamQuota quickie
Dangerous GroundMay 1934Norman WalkerQuota quickie
Brides to BeMay 1934Reginald DenhamQuota quickie
Sometimes GoodJune 1934W.P. KellinoQuota quickie
The Girl in the FlatJune 1934Redd DavisQuota quickie
The Primrose PathJuly 1934Reginald DenhamQuota quickie
To Be a LadyJuly 1934George KingQuota quickie
Get Your ManAugust 1934George KingQuota quickie
Easy MoneyAugust 1934Redd DavisQuota quickie
Badger's GreenSeptember 1934Adrian BrunelQuota quickie
The ScoopOctober 1934Maclean RogersQuota quickie
The Case for the CrownNovember 1934George A. CooperQuota quickie
The Way of YouthNovember 1934Norman WalkerQuota quickie
The Price of WisdomFebruary 1935Reginald DenhamQuota quickie
Key to HarmonyMarch 1935Norman WalkerQuota quickie
Adventure Ltd.April 1935George KingQuota quickie
Gentlemen's AgreementApril 1935George PearsonQuota quickie
The Village SquireApril 1935Reginald DenhamQuota quickie
Once a ThiefJune 1935George PearsonQuota quickie
Jubilee WindowJune 1935George PearsonQuota quickie
School for StarsJune 1935Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
Cross CurrentsJuly 1935Adrian BrunelQuota quickie
The Mad HattersJuly 1935Ivar CampbellQuota quickie
Lucky DaysAugust 1935Reginald DenhamQuota quickie
CheckmateSeptember 1935George PearsonQuota quickie
Flame in the HeatherSeptember 1935Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
Expert's OpinionNovember 1935Ivar CampbellQuota quickie
Ticket of LeaveJanuary 1936Michael HankinsonQuota quickie
The Belles of St. ClementsJanuary 1936Ivar CampbellQuota quickie
The Secret VoiceFebruary 1936George PearsonQuota quickie
Strange CargoMarch 1936Lawrence HuntingtonQuota quickie
Love at SeaApril 1936Adrian BrunelQuota quickie
Wednesday's LuckMay 1936George PearsonQuota quickie
Two on a DoorstepMay 1936Lawrence HuntingtonQuota quickie
House BrokenJune 1936Michael HankinsonQuota quickie
Pay Box AdventureJune 1936W.P. KellinoQuota quickie
Cafe MascotJuly 1936Lawrence HuntingtonQuota quickie
Murder by RopeAugust 1936George PearsonQuota quickie
The Early BirdAugust 1936Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
Grand FinaleSeptember 1936Ivar CampbellQuota quickie
Show FlatOctober 1936Bernard MainwaringQuota quickie
Full Speed AheadNovember 1936Lawrence HuntingtonQuota quickie
Irish and Proud of ItNovember 1936Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
The Scarab Murder CaseNovember 1936Michael HankinsonQuota quickie
Midnight at Madame Tussaud'sDecember 1936George PearsonQuota quickie
Murder at the CabaretDecember 1936Reginald FogwellQuota quickie
Cross My HeartJanuary 1937Bernard MainwaringQuota quickie
LandslideJanuary 1937Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
The Elder BrotherFebruary 1937Frederick HaywardQuota quickie
Lucky JadeMarch 1937Walter SummersQuota quickie
The Cavalier of the StreetsMarch 1937Harold FrenchQuota quickie
Holiday's EndMarch 1937John Paddy CarstairsQuota quickie
Behind Your BackApril 1937Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
Museum MysteryApril 1937Clifford GulliverQuota quickie
Double ExposuresMay 1937John Paddy CarstairsQuota quickie
The Fatal HourMay 1937George PearsonQuota quickie
Night RideJune 1937John Paddy CarstairsQuota quickie
The Last CurtainJuly 1937David MacDonaldQuota quickie
First NightJuly 1937Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
Twin FacesAugust 1937Lawrence HuntingtonQuota quickie
Under a CloudAugust 1937George KingQuota quickie
Missing, Believed MarriedSeptember 1937John Paddy CarstairsQuota quickie
Mr. Smith Carries OnSeptember 1937Lister LauranceQuota quickie
False EvidenceOctober 1937Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
Lancashire LuckNovember 1937Henry CassQuota quickie
Incident in ShanghaiJanuary 1938John Paddy CarstairsQuota quickie
Silver TopJanuary 1938George KingQuota quickie
Murder TomorrowFebruary 1938Donovan PedeltyQuota quickie
Special EditionMarch 1938Redd DavisQuota quickie
This Man Is NewsSeptember 1938David MacDonald
A Royal DivorceSeptember 1938Jack Raymond
Stolen LifeJanuary 1939Paul Czinner
The Silent BattleMarch 1939Herbert Mason
This Man in ParisJuly 1939David MacDonald
French Without Tears1939Anthony Asquith

1940s
Title Release Date Director Notes
Spy for a DayApril 1940Mario Zampi
Quiet WeddingApril 1941Anthony Asquith
Hatter's CastleFebruary 1942Lance Comfort
Daughter of DarknessJanuary 1948Lance Comfort
So Evil My LoveMarch 1948Lewis Allen

1950s
Title Release Date Director Notes
Another Time, Another PlaceMay 1958Lewis Allen
Links of JusticeOctober 1958Max Varnel
Three Crooked MenOctober 1958Ernest Morris
No Safety AheadMay 1959Max Varnel
Web of SuspicionMay 1959Max Varnel
Top Floor GirlMay 1959Max Varnel
The Man Who Could Cheat DeathNovember 1959Terence Fisher

1960s
Title Release Date Director Notes
Night Train for InvernessJanuary 1960Ernest Morris
Tarzan the MagnificentJuly 1960Robert Day
The World of Suzie WongNovember 1960Richard Quine
Strip Tease MurderMarch 1961Ernest Morris
Highway to BattleMay 1961Ernest Morris
Two Wives at One WeddingAugust 1961Montgomery Tully
The Durant AffairMay 1962Godfrey Grayson
Flight from SingaporeJuly 1962Dudley Birch
ZuluJanuary 1964Cy Endfield
BecketMarch 1964Peter Glenville
The Amorous Adventures of Moll FlandersMay 1965Terence Young
The Spy Who Came in from the ColdDecember 1965Martin Ritt
Sands of the KalahariDecember 1965Cy Endfield
AlfieMarch 1966Lewis Gilbert
The PsychopathMay 1966Freddie Francis
The Spy with a Cold NoseDecember 1966Daniel Petrie
Funeral in BerlinDecember 1966Guy Hamilton
The Deadly BeesDecember 1966Freddie Francis
The VultureDecember 1966Lawrence Huntington
Drop Dead DarlingDecember 1966Ken Hughes
Africa: Texas StyleMay 1967Andrew Marton
RobberyAugust 1967Peter Yates
The PenthouseSeptember 1967Peter Collinson
The Last SafariNovember 1967Henry Hathaway
Smashing TimeDecember 1967Desmond Davis
Half a SixpenceDecember 1967George Sidney
SebastianJanuary 1968David Greene
Romeo and JulietMarch 1968Franco Zeffirelli
The Long Day's DyingMay 1968Peter Collinson
Only When I LarfMay 1968Basil Dearden
Inadmissible EvidenceJune 1968Anthony Page
The Strange AffairJuly 1968David Greene
The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomSeptember 1968Joseph McGrath
Oh! What a Lovely WarMarch 1969Richard Attenborough
Where's Jack?April 1969James Clavell
Monte Carlo or Bust!June 1969Ken Annakin
The Italian JobJune 1969Peter Collinson

1970s
Title Release Date Director Notes
FriendsMarch 1971Lewis Gilbert
Unman, Wittering and ZigoJune 1971John Mackenzie
Running ScaredMay 1972David Hemmings

See also

Bibliography
  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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