Pinewood Studios continued to be based at the studios since then. J. Arthur Rank (by now Lord Rank) retired as chairman in 1962 and was succeeded by John Davis, who had begun to move the Rank Organisation away from mass film production and towards more profitable and less risky businesses like bingo and holidays. The 1970s were an uncertain period for Pinewood and the film industry in general, with the studios being used more for television programmes, including ITC Entertainment's "UFO" (1970), "The Persuaders!" (1971), starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, and "" (1975–77). Throughout the lean years of the 1970s the
Denham Film Studios the land was redeveloped once more as luxury flats, with only the laboratory designed by Gropius surviving from the original buildings. Made on the site during construction: The first film to be made at the studio proper was "Southern Roses" (1936). Others included: The last film to be made at Denham was Disney's "The Sword and the Rose" (1953). Denham Film Studios Denham Film Studios were a British film production studio operating from 1936 to 1952. Founded by Alexander Korda, notable films made at Denham include "Brief Encounter" and David Lean's "Great Expectations". From the 1950s to the 1970s the