Astra had a lot of success with a British film, "A Peep Behind the Scenes" (1919) so Wilcox decided to produce a British film himself. He raised £1,400 to make "The Wonderful Story" (1922). It was directed by a Newcastle exhibitor who shared Wilcox's enthusiasm for D. W. Griffith, Jack Graham Cutts; he and Wilcox established Graham-Wilcox Productions. Wilcox sold the film for £4,000 and the premiere got excellent reviews. This enabled Wilcox to raise funds for a slate of films, before "The Wonderful Story" was released and flopped at the box office.