George Banfield Explained

George Banfield
Birth Date:7 December 1888
Birth Place:Hackney, England
Death Place:Nice, France
Othername:George J. Banfield
Occupation:Film director, film producer
Yearsactive:1908–29

George Banfield (1888–1963)[1] was a British film producer and director. He first entered the film industry in 1908. During the mid-1920s he began producing series of short films during the Slump of 1924. In 1926 he formed a new company British Filmcraft, and bought Walthamstow Studios.[2] The company produced a large number of shorts, and four feature films but did not make the transition from silent to sound films. He is sometimes credited as George J. Banfield.

Selected filmography

Director

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Notes and References

  1. "George J. Banfield"", BFI.
  2. Low p.196-197