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MGM-London purchased the former Amalgamated Studios, Borehamwood, in April 1944, and changed its name to MGM British Studios Ltd in 1946. After improvements, the studio contained seven stages with over 70,000 square feet (7,000 m 2) of floor space.
MGM-British Studios Borehamwood. 1937 – 1970. (Revised September 2022) Although these superb studios were only a few hundred yards down the road from the ones we now call ‘Elstree Studios’ and ‘BBC Elstree Centre’ they were always named more accurately as being in Borehamwood rather than Elstree.
The list includes feature films for which some or all scenes were shot at the MGM-British studios. It also includes television series for which some or all scenes (of some or all episodes) were shot on film at the studios.
Established in 1993, the Millennium Studios on the south side of Elstree Way (opposite the site of the former MGM-British studios) offered television and film production space together with associated services.
If there was ever a ‘Rolls Royce’ of British film studios, it was MGM British, which stood on 115 acres off Elstree Way from 1936 until 1970, where it produced world-famous films, attracting many of Hollywood’s most legendary stars.
After the Second World War, MGM-British took control of the former Amalgamated Studios site, between Shenley Road and Elstree Way, at 120 acres, this was one of the largest facilities in Europe. The photo below shows a gathering at MGM Borehamwood during pre-production on 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Many of these plans are now ‘on hold’ but Elstree Screen Heritage have published a new book, MGM British Studios (Hollywood In Hertfordshire), by local film historian Paul Welsh. Over 300 pages long and containing over 400 photos and drawings, most never before published, this book tells stories of film stars ‘when Hollywood came to ...
