In 1929, the film company Associated Talking Pictures was founded by the theatrical producer Basil Dean, and two years later a studio was built for the company on a site at Ealing Green in west London. After Dean resigned from Associated Talking Pictures to return to the theatre, Michael Balcon took charge of production in 1938. Up until then Ealing Studios Ltd., a subsidiary of Associated Talking Pictures, had been the company formally owning the studio site. After 1938, Associated Talking Pictures was phased out and Ealing Studios became the production company. During the 1940s and 1950s, Ealing Studios released films, which achieved international success, including Scott of the Antarctic in 1948. In 1955, Ealing Studios were sold to the BBC for use as television film studios. In 1995, the studios were acquired by the National Film and Television School, and in 2000 were bought by a production company.
From the guide to the Ealing Studios Ltd, collection, 1947, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
