Greenpark Productions

Greenpark Productions Ltd is a British documentary film production company, founded by Walter Greenwood in Polperro, Cornwall in 1938.[1] The company relocated to London in 1939. After the war it expanded into making upmarket corporate films.[2] Amongst its roster of directors were Ken Annakin, Ralph Keene and Humphrey Swingler, brother of the poet Randall Swingler.[3]

Greenpark Productions was a founding member of the Film Producers Guild, which set new standards for UK documentary film production. The company, together with its film archive, was acquired in 1977 by David Morphet, an award-winning documentary film producer. Greenpark Productions Ltd is still in business as a film archive, based in Cornwall. (www.greenparkimages.co.uk)

Filmography

This filmography below is a list of films produced or co-produced by Greenpark Productions.[4]

Year Title Director Notes
1943London 1942Ken AnnakinProduced in association with Verity Films. View the digitised film on the TIME/IMAGE site.
1943Spring on the FarmRalph KeeneIn association with Ministry of Agriculture/ Ministry of Information
1943Summer on the FarmRalph KeeneIn association with Ministry of Agriculture/ Ministry of Information
1943Winter on the FarmRalph KeeneIn association with Ministry of Agriculture/ Ministry of Information
1943The Crown of the YearRalph KeeneIn association with Ministry of Agriculture/ Ministry of Information
1944The Grassy ShiresRalph Keene
1944Cornish ValleyRalph Keene
1944CroftersRalph KeeneIn association with Ministry of Agriculture/ Ministry of Information
1944North-East CornerJohn Eldridge
1945Make Fruitful the LandKen Annakin
1945A Farmer's BoyPeter Price
1945Proud City – A Plan for LondonRalph Keene
1945We of the West RidingKen AnnakinScript by Phyllis Bentley
1946It began on the ClydeKen Annakin
1946Cyprus is an IslandRalph KeeneScript by Laurie Lee
1946English Criminal JusticeKen Annakin"I was lucky, in that I got a picture called English Criminal Justice, which really explained the British system of law and gave me a wonderful break."[5]
1946FenlandsKen Annakin
1946United HarvestRalph Keene
1946Five TownsTerry BishopSponsored by the Board of Trade
1947Park HereJohn Eldridge]Script by Laurie Lee. Sponsored by Central Office of Information and Ministry of Town and Country Planning.
1948Waverley Steps: A Visit to EdinburghJohn EldridgeSponsored by Scottish Home Office and Central Office of Information
1949Three Dawns to SydneyJohn Eldridge
1949The Frasers of Cabot CoveHumphrey Swingler
1949This Farming BusinessDirector Unknown
1950?Pearl of the GulfDirector Unknownwith Film Producers' Guild. Sponsored by Bahrein Petroleum Co.
1950A Bridge in PersiaJames McKechnie
1950No Man's FriendJoe Mendoza
1950Fifty AcresPeter Plaskett
1950Nines Was StandingHumphrey SwinglerHow coal miners' grievances are dealt with by pit committees.

Notes
  1. "History of Greenpark Productions". Greenpark Images. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. 'Greenpark Productions', British Film Institute
  3. BFI. 'Five Forgotten Filmmakers'
  4. Adapted from Chris Hopkins, Walter Greenwood's Love on the Dole: Novel, Play, Film, Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, 2018, p. 285-6
  5. Valliance, Tom (25 April 2009). "Obituary. Ken Annakin: Film director whose 50 films included 'The Longest Day' and 'The Battle of the Bulge'". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

References
  • Spicer, Andrew (2006). Sydney Box. British Film Makers. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-5999-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.


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