Michael Balcon

Michael Balcon

Known for
Production
Born
May 19, 1896
Died
October 17, 1977 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Birmingham, England, UK

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.

Known For

Filmography

1961
The Long and the Short and the Tall poster

The Long and the Short and the Tall

Movie · Producer

1959
The Siege of Pinchgut poster

The Siege of Pinchgut

Movie · Producer

1959
The Scapegoat poster

The Scapegoat

Movie · Producer

1958
Davy poster

Davy

Movie · Producer

1958
Nowhere to Go poster

Nowhere to Go

Movie · Producer

1958
Dunkirk poster

Dunkirk

Movie · Producer

1957
The Man in the Sky poster

The Man in the Sky

Movie · Producer

1957
The Shiralee poster

The Shiralee

Movie · Producer

1957
Barnacle Bill poster

Barnacle Bill

Movie · Producer

1956
The Feminine Touch poster

The Feminine Touch

Movie · Producer

1956
Who Done It? poster

Who Done It?

Movie · Executive Producer

1956
The Long Arm poster

The Long Arm

Movie · Producer

1955
The Ladykillers poster

The Ladykillers

Movie · Producer

1955
Out of the Clouds poster

Out of the Clouds

Movie · Executive Producer

1955
The Night My Number Came Up poster

The Night My Number Came Up

Movie · Producer

1954
Lease of Life poster

Lease of Life

Movie · Producer

1954
West of Zanzibar poster

West of Zanzibar

Movie · Producer

1954
The 'Maggie' poster

The 'Maggie'

Movie · Executive Producer

1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt poster

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Movie · Executive Producer

1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer poster

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Movie · Executive Producer

1952
Mandy poster

Mandy

Movie · Producer

1951
The Man in the White Suit poster

The Man in the White Suit

Movie · Producer

1951
Where No Vultures Fly poster

Where No Vultures Fly

Movie · Producer

1951
The Lavender Hill Mob poster

The Lavender Hill Mob

Movie · Producer

1951
Pool of London poster

Pool of London

Movie · Producer

1950
The Magnet poster

The Magnet

Movie · Producer

1950
The Blue Lamp poster

The Blue Lamp

Movie · Producer

1950
Bitter Springs poster

Bitter Springs

Movie · Producer

1950
Cage of Gold poster

Cage of Gold

Movie · Producer

1949
Passport to Pimlico poster

Passport to Pimlico

Movie · Producer

1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets poster

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Movie · Producer

1949
Whisky Galore! poster

Whisky Galore!

Movie · Producer

1949
A Run for Your Money poster

A Run for Your Money

Movie · Producer

1949
Train of Events poster

Train of Events

Movie · Producer

1949
Eureka Stockade poster

Eureka Stockade

Movie · Producer

1948
Against the Wind poster

Against the Wind

Movie · Producer

1948
Saraband for Dead Lovers poster

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Movie · Producer

1948
Another Shore poster

Another Shore

Movie · Producer

1948
Scott of the Antarctic poster

Scott of the Antarctic

Movie · Producer

1947
It Always Rains on Sunday poster

It Always Rains on Sunday

Movie · Producer

1947
Hue and Cry poster

Hue and Cry

Movie · Producer

1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Movie · Producer

1947
Frieda poster

Frieda

Movie · Producer

1947
The Loves of Joanna Godden poster

The Loves of Joanna Godden

Movie · Producer

1946
The Captive Heart poster

The Captive Heart

Movie · Producer

1946
The Overlanders poster

The Overlanders

Movie · Producer

1945
Dead of Night poster

Dead of Night

Movie · Producer

1945
Johnny Frenchman poster

Johnny Frenchman

Movie · Producer

1945
Pink String and Sealing Wax poster

Pink String and Sealing Wax

Movie · Producer

1945
Painted Boats poster

Painted Boats

Movie · Producer

1944
For Those in Peril poster

For Those in Peril

Movie · Producer

1944
Fiddlers Three poster

Fiddlers Three

Movie · Producer

1944
Champagne Charlie poster

Champagne Charlie

Movie · Producer

1944
The Return of the Vikings

The Return of the Vikings

Movie · Producer

1944
The Halfway House poster

The Halfway House

Movie · Producer

1944
They Came to a City poster

They Came to a City

Movie · Producer

1943
San Demetrio London poster

San Demetrio London

Movie · Producer

1943
Nine Men poster

Nine Men

Movie · Producer

1943
Save Your Shillings and Smile poster

Save Your Shillings and Smile

Movie · Producer

1943
The Sky’s the Limit

The Sky’s the Limit

Movie · Producer

1943
Undercover poster

Undercover

Movie · Producer

1943
The Bells Go Down poster

The Bells Go Down

Movie · Producer

1943
My Learned Friend poster

My Learned Friend

Movie · Producer

1942
Went the Day Well? poster

Went the Day Well?

Movie · Producer

1942
Find, Fix and Strike

Find, Fix and Strike

Movie · Producer

1942
The Foreman Went to France poster

The Foreman Went to France

Movie · Producer

1942
The Big Blockade poster

The Big Blockade

Movie · Producer

1942
The Next of Kin poster

The Next of Kin

Movie · Producer

1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall poster

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

Movie · Producer

1942
Go to Blazes poster

Go to Blazes

Movie · Producer

1942
The Goose Steps Out poster

The Goose Steps Out

Movie · Producer

1941
Yellow Caesar poster

Yellow Caesar

Movie · Executive In Charge Of Production

1941
Turned Out Nice Again poster

Turned Out Nice Again

Movie · Producer

1941
Ships with Wings poster

Ships with Wings

Movie · Producer

1941
The Ghost of St. Michael's poster

The Ghost of St. Michael's

Movie · Producer

1940
Let George Do It! poster

Let George Do It!

Movie · Producer

1940
Saloon Bar poster

Saloon Bar

Movie · Producer

1940
Return to Yesterday poster

Return to Yesterday

Movie · Producer

1940
Sailors Three poster

Sailors Three

Movie · Producer

1940
Convoy poster

Convoy

Movie · Producer

1940
Dangerous Comment poster

Dangerous Comment

Movie · Producer

1940
Young Veteran poster

Young Veteran

Movie · Executive Producer

1940
All Hands poster

All Hands

Movie · Producer

1940
Now You're Talking poster

Now You're Talking

Movie · Producer

1940
The Proud Valley poster

The Proud Valley

Movie · Producer

1940
Salvage with a Smile poster

Salvage with a Smile

Movie · Producer

1940
Spare a Copper poster

Spare a Copper

Movie · Producer

1939
Happy Family

Happy Family

Movie · Producer

1939
Cheer Boys Cheer poster

Cheer Boys Cheer

Movie · Producer

1939
The Four Just Men poster

The Four Just Men

Movie · Producer

1938
A Yank at Oxford poster

A Yank at Oxford

Movie · Producer

1938
The Ware Case poster

The Ware Case

Movie · Producer

1938
Climbing High poster

Climbing High

Movie · Producer

1937
Take My Tip

Take My Tip

Movie · Producer

1936
Secret Agent poster

Secret Agent

Movie · Producer

1936
The Man Who Changed His Mind poster

The Man Who Changed His Mind

Movie · Producer

1936
Sabotage poster

Sabotage

Movie · Producer

1936
Rhythm in the Air poster

Rhythm in the Air

Movie · Producer

1936
Where There's a Will poster

Where There's a Will

Movie · Producer

1936
Jack of All Trades

Jack of All Trades

Movie · Producer

1936
All In!

All In!

Movie · Producer

1936
First Offence poster

First Offence

Movie · Producer

1936
It's Love Again poster

It's Love Again

Movie · Producer

1936
Tudor Rose poster

Tudor Rose

Movie · Producer

1935
The 39 Steps poster

The 39 Steps

Movie · Producer

1935
Brown on Resolution poster

Brown on Resolution

Movie · Producer

1935
Car of Dreams poster

Car of Dreams

Movie · Producer

1935
Oh, Daddy! poster

Oh, Daddy!

Movie · Producer

1935
Me and Marlborough poster

Me and Marlborough

Movie · Producer

1935
Things Are Looking Up poster

Things Are Looking Up

Movie · Producer

1935
Foreign Affaires

Foreign Affaires

Movie · Producer

1935
Bulldog Jack poster

Bulldog Jack

Movie · Producer

1935
The Passing of the Third Floor Back poster

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

Movie · Producer

1935
Stormy Weather poster

Stormy Weather

Movie · Producer

1935
The Clairvoyant poster

The Clairvoyant

Movie · Producer

1934
The Man Who Knew Too Much poster

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Movie · Producer

1934
My Song for You poster

My Song for You

Movie · Producer

1934
Man of Aran poster

Man of Aran

Movie · Producer

1934
A Cup of Kindness poster

A Cup of Kindness

Movie · Producer

1934
Road House

Road House

Movie · Producer

1934
Jew Süss poster

Jew Süss

Movie · Producer

1934
Aunt Sally poster

Aunt Sally

Movie · Producer

1934
It's a Boy

It's a Boy

Movie · Producer

1934
The Iron Duke poster

The Iron Duke

Movie · Producer

1933
The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

Movie · Producer

1933
I Was a Spy poster

I Was a Spy

Movie · Producer

1933
The Man from Toronto poster

The Man from Toronto

Movie · Producer

1933
The Good Companions poster

The Good Companions

Movie · Producer

1933
Britannia of Billingsgate poster

Britannia of Billingsgate

Movie · Producer

1933
Sleeping Car poster

Sleeping Car

Movie · Producer

1933
Orders Is Orders poster

Orders Is Orders

Movie · Producer

1933
The Ghoul poster

The Ghoul

Movie · Producer

1932
There Goes the Bride poster

There Goes the Bride

Movie · Producer

1932
Lord Babs poster

Lord Babs

Movie · Producer

1932
Love on Wheels poster

Love on Wheels

Movie · Producer

1932
The Faithful Heart poster

The Faithful Heart

Movie · Producer

1932
Marry Me poster

Marry Me

Movie · Producer

1932
The Midshipmaid poster

The Midshipmaid

Movie · Producer

1932
The Frightened Lady poster

The Frightened Lady

Movie · Producer

1932
Jack's the Boy poster

Jack's the Boy

Movie · Producer

1932
After the Ball poster

After the Ball

Movie · Producer

1932
White Face

White Face

Movie · Producer

1932
Rome Express poster

Rome Express

Movie · Producer

1931
P.C. Josser poster

P.C. Josser

Movie · Producer

1931
The Man They Couldn't Arrest poster

The Man They Couldn't Arrest

Movie · Producer

1931
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie · Producer

1931
Hindle Wakes poster

Hindle Wakes

Movie · Producer

1931
Harry Lauder Songs poster

Harry Lauder Songs

Movie · Producer

1931
My Old China

My Old China

Movie · Producer

1931
Bull Rushes

Bull Rushes

Movie · Producer

1931
Aroma of the South Seas

Aroma of the South Seas

Movie · Producer

1931
The Calendar poster

The Calendar

Movie · Producer

1931
A Gentleman of Paris poster

A Gentleman of Paris

Movie · Producer

1931
Michael and Mary poster

Michael and Mary

Movie · Producer

1931
A Night in Montmartre poster

A Night in Montmartre

Movie · Producer

1931
The Ghost Train poster

The Ghost Train

Movie · Producer

1931
The Ringer

The Ringer

Movie · Producer

1931
Hot Heir

Hot Heir

Movie · Producer

1931
The Stronger Sex poster

The Stronger Sex

Movie · Producer

1931
Sunshine Susie poster

Sunshine Susie

Movie · Producer

1931
Who Killed Doc Robin?

Who Killed Doc Robin?

Movie · Producer

1930
A Warm Corner poster

A Warm Corner

Movie · Producer

1930
The Crooked Billet poster

The Crooked Billet

Movie · Producer

1930
Symphony in Two Flats poster

Symphony in Two Flats

Movie · Producer

1930
Just for a Song

Just for a Song

Movie · Producer

1929
Armistice poster

Armistice

Movie · Producer

1929
Taxi for Two poster

Taxi for Two

Movie · Producer

1929
The City of Play poster

The City of Play

Movie · Producer

1928
The Vortex poster

The Vortex

Movie · Producer

1928
Balaclava poster

Balaclava

Movie · Producer

1928
The Constant Nymph poster

The Constant Nymph

Movie · Producer

1928
Easy Virtue poster

Easy Virtue

Movie · Producer

1928
A Light Woman poster

A Light Woman

Movie · Producer

1928
A South Sea Bubble

A South Sea Bubble

Movie · Producer

1928
The Lady of the Lake poster

The Lady of the Lake

Movie · Producer

1927
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog poster

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

Movie · Producer

1927
Downhill poster

Downhill

Movie · Producer

1927
Blighty poster

Blighty

Movie · Producer

1927
The Queen Was in the Parlour poster

The Queen Was in the Parlour

Movie · Producer

1927
One of the Best

One of the Best

Movie · Producer

1927
The Ghost Train poster

The Ghost Train

Movie · Producer

1927
The Rolling Road poster

The Rolling Road

Movie · Co-Producer

1926
The Mountain Eagle poster

The Mountain Eagle

Movie · Producer

1926
The Cabaret Kid poster

The Cabaret Kid

Movie · Producer

1925
The Pleasure Garden poster

The Pleasure Garden

Movie · Producer

1925
The Rat poster

The Rat

Movie · Producer

1925
The Blackguard poster

The Blackguard

Movie · Producer

1925
Typical Budget poster

Typical Budget

Movie · Producer

1925
The Prude's Fall

The Prude's Fall

Movie · Producer

1925
Cut It Out poster

Cut It Out

Movie · Producer

1924
The White Shadow poster

The White Shadow

Movie · Producer

1923
Woman to Woman poster

Woman to Woman

Movie · Producer