As Harris Dickinson’s directorial feature debut Urchin was gestating, the British actor was co-starring with Nicole Kidman on Babygirl, while his producing partner Archie Pearch was working with Margot Robbie
A billionaire who blew her family fortune in style
Students of British comedy will likely know, or at least recognise, Tim Key. The 48-year-old stand-up, poet and actor has appeared in cult sitcoms Peep Show and Detectorists as well
The “lost decade”
As discussed in our previous piece in this series, the cinematic output of the Rank Organisation declined in the 1960s. However, in 1964 it was decided that the increasing profits
The year that things turned sexy. As discussed in our previous piece in this series, the year 1960 saw the film production and distribution division of Rank return to profitability
The head of MGM-British in the early 1960s
As mentioned in our previous piece in this series, October 1959 saw the Rank Organisation’s Film and Distribution Division record a large loss for the second year in a row.
As mentioned in our previous piece in this series, the year of 1958 saw the Rank Organisation’s film department hit with severe financial losses, the sacking of over 300 people,
When things really started to wobble. The year of 1958 was a tricky one for the Rank Organisation – as discussed in an earlier piece, it started off with the company