Mann & Overton Carbodies had built Mann & Overton's Austin taxis since 1948. Manganese Bronze Holdings had absorbed Carbodies Limited with portions of the former Birmingham Small Arms Company in 1973. Taxis became Manganese Bronze's core business carried out under the name "The London Taxi Company". The London Taxi Company continued the business of Mann & Overton and Carbodies until 2013 when production problems and consequent financial difficulties brought a halt to production.<br>There are plans to revive the business under the ownership of Geely UK Limited. Mann & Overton Mann & Overton Limited owned and operated a motor vehicle dealers business previously known
Famous Players Film Company Famous Players Film Company The Famous Players Film Company or Celebrated Players was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, the powerful New York City theatre impresarios. Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs, the famous theater club where Charles and Daniel Frohman were members. The company advertised "Famous Players in Famous Plays" and its first release was the French film "Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth" (1912) starring Sarah Bernhardt and Lou Tellegen. Its first actual production was "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1912, released 1913), directed by