General Film Distributors
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General Film Distributors (GFD), was a British film distribution company based in London. It was established in 1935 by the British producer C. M. Woolf (1879–1942) together with J. Arthur Rank
. The company was incorporated in Rank's General Cinema Finance Corporation in 1936, but continued to operate under its own name within the Rank Organisation
until 1955, when it was renamed J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors. It was C.M. Woolf's secretary who devised the man-with-a-gong trademark which was adopted by the Rank Organisation.
During its 20 years, General Film Distributors distributed over 400 mainstream films.
J. Arthur Rank
Joseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank was a British industrialist and film producer, and founder of the Rank Organisation, now known as The Rank Group Plc.- Family business :...
. The company was incorporated in Rank's General Cinema Finance Corporation in 1936, but continued to operate under its own name within the Rank Organisation
Rank Organisation
The Rank Organisation was a British entertainment company formed during 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Plc. It was the largest and most vertically-integrated film company in Britain, owning production, distribution and exhibition facilities....
until 1955, when it was renamed J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors. It was C.M. Woolf's secretary who devised the man-with-a-gong trademark which was adopted by the Rank Organisation.
During its 20 years, General Film Distributors distributed over 400 mainstream films.