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Mayflower Pictures

Logo: Closing screen credits of St. Martin's Lane (top) and Jamaica Inn (bottom)., Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

British film production company

Mayflower Pictures (legally The Mayflower Pictures Corporation, Limited and usually referred to simply as "Mayflower" by its producers) was a British film production company formed by producer Erich Pommer and actor Charles Laughton. It was active from 1936 to 1940, during which time it produced three films, all starring Laughton: Vessel of Wrath (1938), a comedy directed by Pommer co-starring Laughton's wife Elsa Lanchester and Robert Newton; St.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 25, 1937Founded1
  • Industryfilm industry1
  • HeadquartersLondon1

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Mayflower Pictures (legally The Mayflower Pictures Corporation, Limited and usually referred to simply as "Mayflower" by its producers) was a British film production company formed by producer Erich Pommer and actor Charles Laughton. It was active from 1936 to 1940, during which time it produced three films, all starring Laughton: Vessel of Wrath (1938), a comedy directed by Pommer co-starring Laughton's wife Elsa Lanchester and Robert Newton; St.2

The story

Founded by Charles Laughton and Erich Pommer on Jan 25, 1937.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

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Timeline

  1. 1949Acquired Acquired by Maxwell Setton1
  2. 1949Acquired Acquired by Aubrey Baring1
  3. Jan 25, 1937Founded Founded1
  4. 1936Acquired Acquired by Charles Laughton1
  5. 1936Acquired Acquired by Erich Pommer1

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