J. Arthur Rank but continued to handle all distribution for the Rank organisation until 1955, when it was renamed J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors. In 1939 Rank consolidated his film production interests in both the Pinewood Film Studios and the Denham Film Studios. In 1938 Rank bought the Odeon Cinemas chain. and the Amalgamated Studios in Elstree, although the latter were never used as film studios by Rank. In 1941, it absorbed the Gaumont British, which owned 251 cinemas, and the Lime Grove Studios, (later owned by the BBC) and bought the Paramount Cinemas chain, so that by 1942 the Rank Organisation owned
1936 U.S. Open (golf) as low amateur in a tie for 14th place. A record field of 1,278 entered the qualifying for this U.S. Open, up from 1,177 in 1935. Upper Course Lengths of the courses for previous major championships at Baltusrol: "Thursday, June 4, 1936" "Friday, June 5, 1936" "Saturday, June 6, 1936 (morning)" "Saturday, June 6, 1936 (afternoon)" 1936 U.S. Open (golf) The 1936 U.S. Open was the 40th U.S. Open, held June 4–6 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Tony Manero, a relatively unknown pro from New York playing out of North Carolina, surpassed