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
Popeye the Sailor filmography (Fleischer Studios) Color Specials" ("Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor" from 1936, "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves" from 1937, and "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" from 1939), which are two-reels (20 minutes) long and in Technicolor. The first 8 cartoons used the "Out of the Inkwell" logo. Dave Fleischer was the credited director on every cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios. Fleischer's actual duties were those of a film producer and creative supervisor, with the head animators doing much of the work assigned to animation directors in other studios. The head animator is the first animator listed. Credited animators