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
The Crimson Circle (1936 film) of 'omicide, remembering, if you know your Edgar Wallace, that a dozen murders is about Parr for the course." The Crimson Circle (1936 film) The Crimson Circle is a 1936 British crime film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Hugh Wakefield, Alfred Drayton, and Niall MacGinnis. It is based on the 1922 novel "The Crimson Circle" by Edgar Wallace. It was made by the independent producer Richard Wainwright at Shepperton and Welwyn Studios. Detectives at Scotland Yard try to track down The Crimson Circle, a secret society of blackmailers. There was a British silent version in 1922; and a previous