Anglo-Amalgamated

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| fate = [[Mergers and acquisitions|Absorbed]] into [[EMI Films]]
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| defunct = 1971 
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| key_people = [[Nat Cohen]]<br>[[Stuart Levy (producer)|Stuart Levy]]
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'''Anglo-Amalgamated Productions''' was a British film production company, run by [[Nat Cohen]] and [[Stuart Levy (producer)|Stuart Levy]], which operated from 1945 until roughly 1971 (after which it was absorbed into [[EMI Films]]). [[Low-budget film|Low-budget]] and [[B movie|second features]], often produced at [[Merton Park Studios]], formed much of its output. It was the UK distributor of many films produced by [[American International Pictures]] (AIP), who distributed AA's films in the United States.

It is remembered for producing the first 12 [[Carry on films|''Carry On'' films]] (all of which were produced at [[Pinewood Studios]]) and B-movie series such as ''[[The Scales of Justice]]'', ''[[Scotland Yard (film series)|Scotland Yard]]'' and the ''[[Edgar Wallace Mysteries]]''. It did, however, produce the [[Michael Powell]] film ''[[Peeping Tom (1960 film)|Peeping Tom]]'' (1960) and such films as [[John Schlesinger]]'s ''[[A Kind of Loving (film)|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962), ''[[Billy Liar (film)|Billy Liar]]'' (1963) or [[Ken Loach]]'s ''[[Poor Cow]]'' (1967). The company's distribution arrangement with American International Pictures led to the last two films in [[Roger Corman]]'s series of films based on the works of [[Edgar Allan Poe]], ''[[The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film)|The Masque of the Red Death]]'' and ''[[The Tomb of Ligeia]]'' (both 1964), being joint productions made in the UK. AA's film distribution subsidiary was '''Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd'''. Anglo had a film production arm called Insignia Films.

In 1962, [[Associated British Picture Corporation]] (ABPC) purchased 50% of the shares of Anglo Amalgamated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/17th-august-1962/25/associated-british-picture-corporation|title=Company Meeting: Associated British Picture Corporation|work=The Spectator|date=16 August 1962|page=25|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=slnsw_public&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS352805509&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "A.B. Pictures Acquire 50% Of Anglo Amalgamated." Times [London, England] 5 Apr. 1962: 21. The Times Digital Archive.] Web. 6 April 2014</ref> In 1967 they took over 74%.<ref>"Associated British Picture Corporation." Sunday Times [London, England] 3 September 1967: 44. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 March 2014.</ref>

At its peak Anglo Amalgamated made a return of £3 million a year.<ref>"BUSINESS diary." Times [London, England] 28 Mar. 1969: 31. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 6 Apr. 2014.</ref>

Its library is now owned by [[StudioCanal]] via [[The Cannon Group, Inc.|Cannon Films]].<ref name=ealing>{{cite news|last=Mitchell|first=Wendy|title=Network Distributing acquires rights to 450 films from StudioCanal library|date=17 December 2012|work=[[Screen Daily]]|url=http://www.screendaily.com/network-distributing-acquires-rights-to-450-films-from-studiocanal-library/5049999.article|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref>

==Selected credits==
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*''[[Assassin for Hire]]'' (1951)
*''[[Mystery Junction]]'' (1951)
*''[[Ghost Ship (1952 film)|Ghost Ship]]'' (1952)
*''[[Wide Boy (film)|Wide Boy]]'' (1952)
*''[[The Floating Dutchman]]'' (1952)
*''[[Street of Shadows (1953 film)|Street of Shadows]]'' (1953)
*''[[Noose for a Lady]]'' (1953)
*''[[Counterspy (film)|Counterspy]]'' (1953)
*''[[The Sleeping Tiger]]'' (1954)
*''[[Dangerous Voyage]]'' (1954)
*''[[Little Red Monkey]]'' (1955)
*''[[Portrait of Alison|Postmark for Danger]]'' (1955)
*''[[Dial 999 (1955 film)|Dial 999]]'' (1955)
*''[[Timeslip (1955 film)|Timeslip]]'' (1955)
*''[[Confession (1955 film)|Confession]]'' (1955)
*''[[The Brain Machine (film)|The Brain Machine]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Intimate Stranger (1956 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' (1956)
*''[[Johnny, You're Wanted]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Hypnotist (1957 film)|The Hypnotist]]'' (1957)
*''[[Cat Girl]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Counterfeit Plan]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Flying Scot (film)|The Flying Scot]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Tommy Steele Story]]'' (1957)
*''[[Man in the Shadow (1957 British film)|Man in the Shadow]]'' (1957)
*''[[Carry on Sergeant]]'' (1958)
*''[[The Duke Wore Jeans]]'' (1958)
*''[[Escapement (film)|Escapement]]'' (1958)
*''[[The Long Knife]]'' (1958)
*''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959)
*''[[Horrors of the Black Museum]]'' (1959)
*''[[Carry On Teacher]]'' (1959)
*''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1959)
*''[[The Headless Ghost]]'' (1959)
*''[[Watch Your Stern]]'' (1960)
*''[[Peeping Tom (1960 film)|Peeping Tom]]'' (1960)
*''[[No Kidding (film)|No Kidding]]'' (1960)
*''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960)
*''[[Circus of Horrors]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Criminal (1960 film)|The Criminal]]'' (1960)
*''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961)
*''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961)
*''[[Seven Keys (film)|Seven Keys]]'' (1961)
*''[[Payroll (film)|Payroll]]'' (1961)
*''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961)
*''[[Dentist on the Job]]'' (1961)
*''[[The Frightened City]]'' (1961)
*''[[Night of the Eagle]]'' (1962)
*''[[A Kind of Loving (film)|A Kind of Loving]]'' (1962)
*''[[Play It Cool (film)|Play It Cool]]'' (1962)
*''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962)
*''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (1962)
*''[[She'll Have to Go]]'' (1962)
*''[[Twice Round the Daffodils]]'' (1962)
*''[[Some People (film)|Some People]]'' (1962)
*''[[The Mind Benders (1963 film)|The Mind Benders]]'' (1963)
*''[[Nurse on Wheels]]'' (1963)
*''[[Unearthly Stranger]]'' (1963)
*''[[Billy Liar (film)|Billy Liar]]'' (1963)
*''[[The Iron Maiden]]'' (1963)
*''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963)
*''[[Carry On Jack]]'' (1963)
*''[[Gonks Go Beat]]'' (1964)
*''[[Carry On Spying]]'' (1964)
*''[[This Is My Street]]'' (1964)
*''[[The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film)|The Masque of the Red Death]]'' (co-produced with AIP, 1964)
*''[[The Tomb of Ligeia]]'' (co-produced with AIP, 1964)
*''[[Nothing But the Best (film)|Nothing But the Best]]'' (1964)
*''[[Catch Us If You Can (film)|Catch Us If You Can]]'' (1964)
*''[[Carry On Cleo]]'' (1964)
*''[[Three Hats for Lisa]]'' (1965)
*''[[Game for Three Losers]]'' (1965)
*''[[The Big Job (film)|The Big Job]]'' (1965)
*''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' (1965)
*''[[Invasion (1965 film)|Invasion]]'' (1965)
*''[[The Face of Fu Manchu]]'' (1965)
*''[[Darling (1965 film)|Darling]]'' (1965)
*''[[Carry On Screaming]]'' (1966)
*''[[Our Man in Marrakesh]]'' (1966)
*''[[The Brides of Fu Manchu]]'' (1966)
*''[[Circus of Fear]]'' (1966)
*''[[Triple Cross (1966 film)|Triple Cross]]'' (1966)
*''[[Five Golden Dragons]]'' (1967)
*''[[The Vengeance of Fu Manchu]]'' (1967)
*''[[Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon]]'' (1967)
*''[[The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'' (1967)
*''[[Poor Cow]]'' (1967)
*''[[Eve (1968 film)|Eve]]'' (1968)
*''[[Shalako (film)|Shalako]]'' (1968)
*''[[The Blood of Fu Manchu]]'' (1968)
*''[[All Neat in Black Stockings]]'' (1969)
*''[[All the Way Up (film)|All the Way Up]]'' (1970)
*''[[Spring and Port Wine]]'' (1970)
*''[[Entertaining Mr. Sloane (film)|Entertaining Mr. Sloane]]'' (1970)
*''[[The 14]]'' (1973)
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/839029/index.html Anglo-Amalgamated] at [[BFI Screenonline]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120723000134/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b97229975 Insignia Films] at [[British Film Institute|BFI]]

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