Adelphi Films
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Overview
Adelphi Films and its sister company Advance produced over 30 films in the 1940s and 50s and distributed many more. Adelphi is the missing link between Gainsborough Pictures and the raw “kitchen sink” dramas of the early ‘60s. The collection holds 2 ‘lost’ Goons films made in 1953 with Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Bill Kerr and Alfred Marks - 'Penny Points to Paradise' and 'Lets Go Crazy'. These had not been seen publicly since they were made until they were released on DVD in August 2009
Films
Adelphi is a unique and valuable archive of Britishfeature films which have not been seen for over 50 years. The Adelphi film collection comprises over 40 ‘lost’ British films, stored for decades in a London suburban garage their existence only known to a few film enthusiasts. Dating mainly from the nineteen forties and fifties, the Adelphi film collection represents a classic period of British film-making, and features many British stars of the period, including James Mason, Max Bygraves, Spike Milligan, Diana Dors, Peter Sellers, Petula Clarke, Prunella Scales, Sid James, Wilson, Keppe and Betty and Rolf Harris’ screen debut. Dorothy Squires’ only film appearance was in ‘Stars in your Eyes’ which was scripted by Talbot Rothwell before he went on to find fame and fortune as the writer of the ‘Carry On’ movies and also features Joan Sims.
People involved
The list of players reads like a ‘who's-who’ of British acting and comedy talent of the period – Ronnie Corbett, Dennis Price, James Mason, Hermione Baddeley, Max Bygraves, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Bill Kerr, Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson, Alfred Marks, Freddie Frinton, Ted Ray, Wilson, Keppe, Betty, Dora Bryan, Rachel Roberts, Tommy Trinder, Brian Rix, Diana Dors, Wilson, Keppe and Betty, Joan Hickson, Joan Sims, Sidney James, Harry Fowler, John Gregson, David Tomlinson, Prunella Scales, and many more.
Adelphi owns the copyright of the collection, (although several were released by other associated companies) Mainly shot in black and white, the films generally run between 80 and 90 minutes.