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Michael Balcon

Age: 81 | From: Birmingham, England, UK

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Involvement

193

Movie
Involvement

Person Details

Birthday: 1896-05-19 22:57:21

Death: 1977-10-17 22:57:21

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Birmingham, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 193

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British and MGM-British.

Most Famous Work

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The 39 Steps

(1935) Producer

Average

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

(1927) Producer

Average

The Man Who Knew Too Much

(1934) Producer

Average

The Ladykillers

(1955) Producer

Average

Downhill

(1927) Presenter

Average

The Lavender Hill Mob

(1951) Producer

Average

Kind Hearts and Coronets

(1949) Producer

Average

The Man in the White Suit

(1951) Producer

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2000	Self (archive footage)	Sir John Mills' Moving Memories 2000-08-01 Movie
1978	Self	How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran 1978-01-01 Movie
1970	Self	The Ealing Comedies 1970-09-08 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1961	Producer	The Long and the Short and the Tall 1961-02-28 Movie
1959	Producer	The Scapegoat 1959-08-06 Movie
	Producer	The Siege of Pinchgut 1959-08-01 Movie
1958	Producer	Nowhere to Go 1958-12-02 Movie
	Producer	Dunkirk 1958-03-20 Movie
	Producer	Davy 1958-01-02 Movie
1957	Producer	Barnacle Bill 1957-12-17 Movie
	Producer	The Shiralee 1957-07-11 Movie
	Producer	The Man in the Sky 1957-01-24 Movie
1956	Producer	The Feminine Touch 1956-06-19 Movie
	Producer	The Long Arm 1956-06-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	Who Done It? 1956-03-20 Movie
1955	Producer	The Ladykillers 1955-12-08 Movie
	Producer	The Night My Number Came Up 1955-03-22 Movie
	Executive Producer	Out of the Clouds 1955-02-15 Movie
1954	Producer	Lease of Life 1954-10-18 Movie
	Producer	West of Zanzibar 1954-03-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	The 'Maggie' 1954-02-25 Movie
1953	Executive Producer	Meet Mr. Lucifer 1953-11-30 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Titfield Thunderbolt 1953-03-04 Movie
1952	Producer	Mandy 1952-07-29 Movie
1951	Producer	Where No Vultures Fly 1951-11-06 Movie
	Producer	The Man in the White Suit 1951-08-07 Movie
	Producer	The Lavender Hill Mob 1951-06-28 Movie
	Producer	Pool of London 1951-02-20 Movie
1950	Producer	Cage of Gold 1950-10-23 Movie
	Producer	The Magnet 1950-10-01 Movie
	Producer	Bitter Springs 1950-07-05 Movie
	Producer	The Blue Lamp 1950-01-19 Movie
1949	Producer	A Run for Your Money 1949-11-23 Movie
	Producer	Passport to Pimlico 1949-10-26 Movie
	Producer	Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949-06-21 Movie
	Producer	Whisky Galore! 1949-06-16 Movie
	Producer	Train of Events 1949-01-18 Movie
1948	Producer	Scott of the Antarctic 1948-11-29 Movie
	Producer	Another Shore 1948-11-24 Movie
	Producer	Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948-10-04 Movie
	Producer	Against the Wind 1948-02-01 Movie
1947	Producer	It Always Rains on Sunday 1947-11-28 Movie
	Producer	Frieda 1947-06-19 Movie
	Producer	The Loves of Joanna Godden 1947-06-08 Movie
	Producer	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1947-03-12 Movie
	Producer	Hue and Cry 1947-02-01 Movie
1946	Producer	The Overlanders 1946-09-27 Movie
	Producer	The Captive Heart 1946-04-29 Movie
1945	Producer	Pink String and Sealing Wax 1945-11-22 Movie
	Producer	Johnny Frenchman 1945-10-29 Movie
	Producer	Dead of Night 1945-09-09 Movie
	Producer	Painted Boats 1945-09-01 Movie
1944	Producer	The Return of the Vikings 1944-11-13 Movie
	Producer	Fiddlers Three 1944-10-01 Movie
	Producer	Champagne Charlie 1944-08-25 Movie
	Producer	They Came to a City 1944-08-21 Movie
	Producer	For Those in Peril 1944-06-01 Movie
	Producer	The Halfway House 1944-02-01 Movie
1943	Producer	San Demetrio London 1943-12-07 Movie
	Producer	My Learned Friend 1943-10-25 Movie
	Producer	Undercover 1943-07-26 Movie
	Producer	The Bells Go Down 1943-05-16 Movie
	Producer	Nine Men 1943-02-22 Movie
	Producer	Save Your Shillings and Smile 1943-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Sky’s the Limit 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	Producer	Went the Day Well? 1942-12-07 Movie
	Producer	The Goose Steps Out 1942-08-01 Movie
	Producer	The Foreman Went to France 1942-06-22 Movie
	Producer	The Next of Kin 1942-06-15 Movie
	Producer	The Black Sheep of Whitehall 1942-02-23 Movie
	Producer	The Big Blockade 1942-01-19 Movie
	Producer	Find, Fix and Strike 1942-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Go to Blazes 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Producer	Ships with Wings 1941-11-10 Movie
	Producer	Turned Out Nice Again 1941-08-01 Movie
	Executive In Charge Of Production	Yellow Caesar 1941-05-24 Movie
	Producer	The Ghost of St. Michael's 1941-04-01 Movie
1940	Producer	Sailors Three 1940-12-14 Movie
	Producer	Spare a Copper 1940-12-02 Movie
	Executive Producer	Young Veteran 1940-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Saloon Bar 1940-11-02 Movie
	Producer	Convoy 1940-09-28 Movie
	Producer	Let George Do It! 1940-07-12 Movie
	Producer	All Hands 1940-05-31 Movie
	Producer	Dangerous Comment 1940-05-18 Movie
	Producer	The Proud Valley 1940-04-06 Movie
	Producer	Return to Yesterday 1940-03-09 Movie
	Producer	Now You're Talking 1940-03-01 Movie
	Producer	Salvage with a Smile 1940-01-01 Movie
1939	Producer	Cheer Boys Cheer 1939-08-01 Movie
	Producer	The Four Just Men 1939-06-01 Movie
	Producer	Happy Family 1939-01-01 Movie
1938	Producer	The Ware Case 1938-12-02 Movie
	Producer	A Yank at Oxford 1938-02-18 Movie
1937	Producer	Sabotage 1937-01-08 Movie
	Producer	Take My Tip 1937-01-01 Movie
1936	Producer	Jack of All Trades 1936-12-30 Movie
	Producer	All In! 1936-10-29 Movie
	Producer	The Man Who Changed His Mind 1936-09-11 Movie
	Producer	Tudor Rose 1936-09-01 Movie
	Producer	Rhythm in the Air 1936-08-29 Movie
	Producer	Where There's a Will 1936-08-10 Movie
	Producer	Secret Agent 1936-05-31 Movie
	Producer	It's Love Again 1936-05-06 Movie
	Producer	First Offence 1936-02-21 Movie
1935	Producer	Foreign Affaires 1935-11-21 Movie
	Producer	Bulldog Jack 1935-09-01 Movie
	Producer	The Passing of the Third Floor Back 1935-09-01 Movie
	Producer	Stormy Weather 1935-08-01 Movie
	Producer	Me and Marlborough 1935-07-22 Movie
	Producer	Things Are Looking Up 1935-06-09 Movie
	Producer	The Clairvoyant 1935-06-07 Movie
	Producer	The 39 Steps 1935-06-06 Movie
	Producer	Brown on Resolution 1935-05-15 Movie
	Producer	Oh, Daddy! 1935-02-08 Movie
	Producer	Car of Dreams 1935-01-09 Movie
1934	Producer	The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Road House 1934-11-29 Movie
	Producer	Jew Süss 1934-10-13 Movie
	Producer	My Song for You 1934-07-30 Movie
	Producer	Aunt Sally 1934-06-13 Movie
	Producer	It's a Boy 1934-06-07 Movie
	Producer	A Cup of Kindness 1934-05-07 Movie
	Producer	Man of Aran 1934-05-06 Movie
1933	Producer	The Constant Nymph 1933-12-01 Movie
	Producer	I Was a Spy 1933-09-04 Movie
	Producer	The Ghoul 1933-08-01 Movie
	Producer	Orders Is Orders 1933-07-18 Movie
	Producer	Sleeping Car 1933-06-06 Movie
	Producer	The Good Companions 1933-02-28 Movie
	Producer	The Man from Toronto 1933-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Britannia of Billingsgate 1933-01-01 Movie
1932	Producer	The Midshipmaid 1932-12-08 Movie
	Producer	After the Ball 1932-11-23 Movie
	Producer	Rome Express 1932-10-31 Movie
	Producer	There Goes the Bride 1932-10-25 Movie
	Producer	Marry Me 1932-10-05 Movie
	Producer	Love on Wheels 1932-07-26 Movie
	Producer	Jack's the Boy 1932-06-11 Movie
	Producer	The Faithful Heart 1932-05-01 Movie
	Producer	White Face 1932-05-01 Movie
	Producer	The Frightened Lady 1932-03-01 Movie
	Producer	Lord Babs 1932-02-01 Movie
1931	Producer	Who Killed Doc Robin? 1931-12-31 Movie
	Producer	Sunshine Susie 1931-12-06 Movie
	Producer	A Gentleman of Paris 1931-12-04 Movie
	Producer	P.C. Josser 1931-11-04 Movie
	Producer	Michael and Mary 1931-10-29 Movie
	Producer	The Calendar 1931-10-19 Movie
	Producer	Hindle Wakes 1931-10-02 Movie
	Producer	The Ghost Train 1931-09-22 Movie
	Producer	My Old China 1931-08-26 Movie
	Producer	The Hound of the Baskervilles 1931-07-28 Movie
	Producer	The Man They Couldn't Arrest 1931-07-24 Movie
	Producer	A Night in Montmartre 1931-07-16 Movie
	Producer	The Ringer 1931-03-31 Movie
	Producer	The Stronger Sex 1931-02-26 Movie
	Producer	Bull Rushes 1931-02-11 Movie
	Producer	Harry Lauder Songs 1931-02-10 Movie
	Producer	Aroma of the South Seas 1931-02-05 Movie
	Producer	Hot Heir 1931-02-05 Movie
1930	Producer	A Warm Corner 1930-09-29 Movie
	Producer	Symphony in Two Flats 1930-07-16 Movie
	Producer	The Crooked Billet 1930-03-21 Movie
	Producer	Just for a Song 1930-03-11 Movie
1929	Producer	Taxi for Two 1929-11-21 Movie
	Producer	Armistice 1929-11-01 Movie
	Producer	The City of Play 1929-07-01 Movie
1928	Producer	A South Sea Bubble 1928-08-03 Movie
	Producer	Balaclava 1928-06-06 Movie
	Producer	The Vortex 1928-03-25 Movie
	Producer	Easy Virtue 1928-03-05 Movie
	Producer	The Constant Nymph 1928-02-20 Movie
	Producer	A Light Woman 1928-01-01 Movie
1927	Producer	One of the Best 1927-11-01 Movie
	Producer	Downhill 1927-10-24 Movie
	Co-Producer	The Rolling Road 1927-10-17 Movie
	Producer	Ghost Train 1927-09-16 Movie
	Producer	The Queen Was in the Parlour 1927-04-29 Movie
	Producer	Blighty 1927-03-01 Movie
	Producer	The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 1927-02-14 Movie
	Producer	The Pleasure Garden 1927-01-14 Movie
1926	Producer	The Mountain Eagle 1926-11-01 Movie
	Producer	The Cabaret Kid 1926-11-01 Movie
1925	Producer	The Prude's Fall 1925-11-23 Movie
	Producer	Cut It Out 1925-11-01 Movie
	Producer	The Rat 1925-09-07 Movie
	Producer	The Blackguard 1925-09-04 Movie
	Producer	Typical Budget 1925-01-01 Movie
1924	Producer	The White Shadow 1924-05-05 Movie
1923	Producer	Woman to Woman 1923-01-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1929	Presenter	The Wrecker 1929-07-16 Movie
1927	Presenter	Downhill 1927-10-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

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