Elstree Studios before their construction was completed. Alexander Korda made one of his greatest successes at the studio, "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933), which starred Charles Laughton as the King. The film's success in the United States and elsewhere persuaded United Artists and The Prudential to invest in Korda's proposed Denham Film Studios. Film production continued until 1936 when fire destroyed the three stages. British and Dominion made a substantial investment in Pinewood Studios and moved production to Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. The support buildings that remained after the fire were sold off to various companies including Frank Landsdown Ltd, which
Maat (rank) conscripts who volunteered to serve for a minimum of six years. After approximately four years they could expect to become "Maat". Re-enlistment was common but in most specialities the career options would end with achieving the rank of "Obermaat"; only after 18 years in service was a promotion as supernumary "Vizefeldwebel" possible, and only if there was a billet open. The 1914/15 naval budget included 7857 billets for "Maate" and 5237 for "Obermaate". Maat (rank) Maat is a naval rank of the German Navy equivalent to the army/ air force rank of Unteroffizier. It is grouped as OR5 in NATO,