Group 3 Films was a short lived British film production company that operated from 1951 to 1955.
Background
It was set up by the NFFC to help finance movies from newer filmmakers. Its films were to be distributed by ABFD and mostly financed by the NFFC with ABFD to make up the balance of finance. Michael Balcon and James Lawrie sat on the board and the company was run by John Grierson and John Baxter.
They produced over 20 films and lost half a million pounds before the NFFC brought the company to a halt.
Critical appraisal
FilmInk wrote "are there any decent Group 3 pictures?"
Select Films
Judgment Deferred (1951) - directed by John Baxter starring Joan Collins
Brandy for the Parson (1952) - directed by John Eldridge starring Kenneth More
Time Gentlemen Please! (1952) - directed by Lewis Gilbert
You're Only Young Twice (1952) - directed by Terry Bishop
The Brave Don't Cry (1952) - directed by Philip Leacock starring John Gregson
Miss Robin Hood (1952) - directed by John Guillermin starring Margaret Rutherford The Oracle (1952) - directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards Laxdale Hall (1952) - directed by John Eldridge Child's Play (1952) - directed by Margaret Thomson, written by Don Sharp The Nutcracker (1952) (short) - directed by Cyril Frankel Man of Africa (1953) - directed by Cyril Frankel Background (1953) aka Edge of Divorce - written by Don Sharp, directed by Daniel Lowe The Conquest of Everest (1953) (documentary) directed by George Lowe The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1953) - directed by Alan Bromly starring Diane Cilento Devil on Horseback (1954) - directed by Cyril Frankel Conflict of Wings (1954) aka Fuss Over Feathers - directed by John Elddridge, written by Don Sharp, starring Kieron Moore and Edwin Richfield The End of the Road (1954) - directed by Wolf Rilla Orders are Orders (1954) - directed by David Paltenghi Make Me an Offer (1954) - directed by Cyril Frankel from debut novel of Wolf Mankowitz starring Peter Finch in his first solo lead Doublecross (1954) aka Queer Fish The Love Match (1954) - directed by David Paltenghi starring Arthur Askey The Blue Peter (1955) - directed by Wolf Rilla, written by Don Sharp, starring Kieron Moore and Edwin Richfield John and Julie (1955) - directed by William Fairchild Tensing's Country (1955) (documentary) The Challenge of the North (1955) (documentary)