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Aldephi was founded in 1939. In 1949 it was acquired by Arthur Dent, who ran it with his two sons, Stanley and David. Arthur Dent had been a salesman for Famous
Players–Lasky and worked for producers and Sam Goldwyn, and produced
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of the collection, (although several were released by other associated companies). In 2009, the company donated 30 reels of film to the
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Adelphi is an archive of
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The collection holds many long unavailable films including featuring
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479:(1952) - as Adavance - with Diana Dors
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550:(1953) - as Advance, with Diana Dors
530:Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
439:(1949) - written by John Guillermin
744:"Outing for restored comedy films"
675:(1956) - directed by Maurice Elvey
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683:(1956)- directed by Maurice Elvey
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366:(1940) - with Alistair Sim
703:"The Adelphi Films story"
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539:(1953) - as Advance aka
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396:(1949) - directed by
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372:(1944) (documentary)
351:(1947) for Advance.
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647:(1955) aka
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786:Categories
689:References
555:Alf's Baby
300:Dora Bryan
284:Fred Emney
139:Diana Dors
324:Joan Sims
312:Brian Rix
233:copyright
206:Bill Kerr
190:The Goons
155:Sid James
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748:BBC News
709:14 April
444:The Bait
316:Vera Day
185:movies.
182:Carry On
31:Industry
420:Torment
342:History
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