Norman Loudon

{{Short description|British businessman and film producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} '''Norman Loudon''' was a British businessman and film producer. Loudon was the driving force behind the creation of [[Shepperton Studios]], which he established in 1931.<ref>Warren p.148</ref> Loudon ran [[Sound City Films]], which despite ambitious plans, often found itself producing [[quota quickies]] during the 1930s. He sold controlling interest in the studios in 1945 to Sir Alexander Korda.<ref>[http://www.thestudiotour.com/shepperton/chronology.shtml Shepperton Studios - History]</ref>

==Selected filmography== * ''[[Reunion (1932 film)|Reunion]]'' (1932) * ''[[Colonel Blood]]'' (1934) * ''[[Lest We Forget (1934 film)|Lest We Forget]]'' (1934) * ''[[Youthful Folly]]'' (1934) * ''[[The Diplomatic Lover]]'' (1934) * ''[[Designing Women (1934 film)|Designing Women]]'' (1934) * ''[[Radio Pirates]]'' (1935) * ''[[Rolling Home (1935 film)|Rolling Home]]'' (1935)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Warren, Patricia. ''British Film Studios: An Illustrated History''. Batsford, 1995.

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0521705}}

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