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Butcher's Film Service

London, United Kingdom(approximate location)

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TypeDistributor · Distribution · Film
LocationLondon, United Kingdom

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Statuslikely closedno credits since 1982 i
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How their work is rated

Average rating
5.7IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

9 rated titles, weighted by votes

Freelance poster
Highest rated
Freelance
1970
6.9110 votes
Night of the Prowler poster
Lowest rated
Night of the Prowler
1962
4.9157 votes
Mostly
drama, comedy, crime
Active
1918–1970
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Best known for
Pit of Darkness

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 47 of 57 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Credits24 of 62

58 films

Titles per year60 titles · busiest 1940 with 5 · 1923–1982

60 titles across 59 years, averaging 1.0 a year. The last five years average 0.2 a year, below their long-run rate. 29 of those 59 years carry no credit on file.

Quality over time11 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
468their average 5.7193019401950196019701980

Their 1960s work is their strongest, averaging 6.1 across 6 titles. 5 of 11 rated titles sit above their 5.8 average.

Who they work with

Directors
  • Oswald Mitchell7
  • Maclean Rogers6
  • John E. Blakeley3
  • Roland Davies3
  • Ernest Morris2
Writers
  • Oswald Mitchell7
  • Kathleen Butler6
  • Con West5
  • Roland Davies3
  • Reginald Hearne2
Notable cast
  • Lesley Brook4
  • Frank Randle3
  • Geoffrey Toone2
  • Patrick Holt2
  • Honor Blackman2
Genres
  • Drama17 of 48
  • Comedy15 of 48
  • Crime9 of 48
  • Musical9 of 48
  • Short6 of 48

Names appearing on two or more of Butcher's Film Service’s produced titles, across the 48 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with2 companies

Companies that appear alongside Butcher's Film Service on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

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