Person
Michael Balcon
Production · 1896–1977 · Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British and MGM-British.
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Producer
The 39 Steps
Producer
The Scapegoat
Producer
The Ladykillers
Producer
Sailors Three
Producer
Bitter Springs
Producer
Dead of Night
Producer
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Producer
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
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Secret Agent
Producer
Filmography
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1978How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of AranSelf
- 1970The Ealing ComediesSelf
- 1961The Long and the Short and the TallProducer
- 1959The ScapegoatProducer
- 1959The Siege of PinchgutProducer
- 1958Nowhere to GoProducer
- 1958DunkirkProducer
- 1958DavyProducer
- 1957Barnacle BillProducer
- 1957The ShiraleeProducer
- 1957The Man in the SkyProducer
- 1956The Feminine TouchProducer
- 1956The Long ArmProducer
- 1956Who Done It?Executive Producer
- 1955The LadykillersProducer
- 1955The Night My Number Came UpProducer
- 1955Out of the CloudsExecutive Producer
- 1954Lease of LifeProducer
- 1954West of ZanzibarProducer
- 1954The 'Maggie'Executive Producer
- 1953Meet Mr. LuciferExecutive Producer
- 1953The Titfield ThunderboltExecutive Producer
- 1952MandyProducer
- 1951Where No Vultures FlyProducer
- 1951The Man in the White SuitProducer
- 1951The Lavender Hill MobProducer
- 1951Pool of LondonProducer
- 1950Cage of GoldProducer
- 1950The MagnetProducer
- 1950Bitter SpringsProducer
- 1950The Blue LampProducer
- 1949A Run for Your MoneyProducer
- 1949Passport to PimlicoProducer
- 1949Kind Hearts and CoronetsProducer
- 1949Whisky Galore!Producer
- 1949Eureka StockadeProducer
- 1949Train of EventsProducer
- 1948Scott of the AntarcticProducer
- 1948Another ShoreProducer
- 1948Saraband for Dead LoversProducer
- 1948Against the WindProducer
- 1947It Always Rains on SundayProducer
- 1947FriedaProducer
- 1947The Loves of Joanna GoddenProducer
- 1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyProducer
- 1947Hue and CryProducer
- 1946The OverlandersProducer
- 1946The Captive HeartProducer
- 1945Pink String and Sealing WaxProducer
- 1945Johnny FrenchmanProducer
- 1945Dead of NightProducer
- 1945Painted BoatsProducer
- 1944The Return of the VikingsProducer
- 1944Fiddlers ThreeProducer
- 1944Champagne CharlieProducer
- 1944They Came to a CityProducer
- 1944For Those in PerilProducer
- 1944The Halfway HouseProducer
- 1943San Demetrio LondonProducer
- 1943My Learned FriendProducer
- 1943UndercoverProducer
- 1943The Bells Go DownProducer
- 1943Nine MenProducer
- 1943Save Your Shillings and SmileProducer
- 1943The Sky’s the LimitProducer
- 1942Went the Day Well?Producer
- 1942The Goose Steps OutProducer
- 1942The Foreman Went to FranceProducer
- 1942The Next of KinProducer
- 1942The Black Sheep of WhitehallProducer
- 1942The Big BlockadeProducer
- 1942Find, Fix and StrikeProducer
- 1942Go to BlazesProducer
- 1941Ships with WingsProducer
- 1941Turned Out Nice AgainProducer
- 1941Yellow CaesarExecutive In Charge Of Production
- 1941The Ghost of St. Michael'sProducer
- 1940Sailors ThreeProducer
- 1940Spare a CopperProducer
- 1940Young VeteranExecutive Producer
- 1940Saloon BarProducer
- 1940ConvoyProducer
- 1940Let George Do It!Producer
- 1940All HandsProducer
- 1940Dangerous CommentProducer
- 1940The Proud ValleyProducer
- 1940Return to YesterdayProducer
- 1940Now You're TalkingProducer
- 1940Salvage with a SmileProducer
- 1939Cheer Boys CheerProducer
- 1939The Four Just MenProducer
- 1939Happy FamilyProducer
- 1938The Ware CaseProducer
- 1938Climbing HighProducer
- 1938A Yank at OxfordProducer
- 1937SabotageProducer
- 1937Take My TipProducer
- 1936Jack of All TradesProducer
- 1936All In!Producer
- 1936The Man Who Changed His MindProducer
- 1936Tudor RoseProducer
- 1936Rhythm in the AirProducer
- 1936Where There's a WillProducer
- 1936Secret AgentProducer
- 1936It's Love AgainProducer
- 1936First OffenceProducer
- 1935Foreign AffairesProducer
- 1935Bulldog JackProducer
- 1935The Passing of the Third Floor BackProducer
- 1935Stormy WeatherProducer
- 1935Me and MarlboroughProducer
- 1935Things Are Looking UpProducer
- 1935The ClairvoyantProducer
- 1935The 39 StepsProducer
- 1935Brown on ResolutionProducer
- 1935Oh, Daddy!Producer
- 1935Car of DreamsProducer
- 1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchProducer
- 1934The Iron DukeProducer
- 1934Road HouseProducer
- 1934Jew SüssProducer
- 1934My Song for YouProducer
- 1934Aunt SallyProducer
- 1934It's a BoyProducer
- 1934A Cup of KindnessProducer
- 1934Man of AranProducer
- 1933The Constant NymphProducer
- 1933I Was a SpyProducer
- 1933The GhoulProducer
- 1933Orders Is OrdersProducer
- 1933Sleeping CarProducer
- 1933The Good CompanionsProducer
- 1933The Man from TorontoProducer
- 1933Britannia of BillingsgateProducer
- 1932The MidshipmaidProducer
- 1932After the BallProducer
- 1932Rome ExpressProducer
- 1932There Goes the BrideProducer
- 1932Marry MeProducer
- 1932Love on WheelsProducer
- 1932Jack's the BoyProducer
- 1932The Faithful HeartProducer
- 1932White FaceProducer
- 1932The Frightened LadyProducer
- 1932Lord BabsProducer
- 1931Who Killed Doc Robin?Producer
- 1931Sunshine SusieProducer
- 1931A Gentleman of ParisProducer
- 1931P.C. JosserProducer
- 1931Michael and MaryProducer
- 1931The CalendarProducer
- 1931Hindle WakesProducer
- 1931The Ghost TrainProducer
- 1931My Old ChinaProducer
- 1931The Hound of the BaskervillesProducer
- 1931The Man They Couldn't ArrestProducer
- 1931A Night in MontmartreProducer
- 1931The RingerProducer
- 1931The Stronger SexProducer
- 1931Bull RushesProducer
- 1931Harry Lauder SongsProducer
- 1931Aroma of the South SeasProducer
- 1931Hot HeirProducer
- 1930A Warm CornerProducer
- 1930Symphony in Two FlatsProducer
- 1930The Crooked BilletProducer
- 1930Just for a SongProducer
- 1929Taxi for TwoProducer
- 1929ArmisticeProducer
- 1929The WreckerPresenter
- 1929The City of PlayProducer
- 1928The Lady of the LakeProducer
- 1928A South Sea BubbleProducer
- 1928BalaclavaProducer
- 1928Easy VirtueProducer
- 1928The VortexProducer
- 1928The Constant NymphProducer
- 1928A Light WomanProducer
- 1927One of the BestProducer
- 1927DownhillProducer
- 1927The Rolling RoadCo-Producer
- 1927The Ghost TrainProducer
- 1927The Queen Was in the ParlourProducer
- 1927BlightyProducer
- 1927The Lodger: A Story of the London FogProducer
- 1926The Mountain EagleProducer
- 1926The Cabaret KidProducer
- 1925The Prude's FallProducer
- 1925The Pleasure GardenProducer
- 1925Cut It OutProducer
- 1925The RatProducer
- 1925The BlackguardProducer
- 1925Typical BudgetProducer
- 1924The White ShadowProducer
- 1923Woman to WomanProducer
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