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==People involved==
The list of players reads like a ‘who's-who’ of [[United Kingdom|British]] [[acting]] and [[comedy]] talent of the period – [[Ronnie Corbett]], [[Dennis Price]], [[Hermione Baddeley]], [[Fred Emney]], [[Cardew Robinson]], [[Freddie Frinton]], [[Ted Ray (comedian)|Ted Ray]], [[Dora Bryan]], [[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]], [[Tommy Trinder]], [[Brian Rix]], [[Vera Day]], [[Joan Hickson]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Harry Fowler]], Diana Dors [[John Gregson]], and [[David Tomlinson]].
==History==
Aldephi was founded in 1939. In 1949 it was acquired by Arthur Dent, who ran it with his two sons, Stanley and David. Arthur Dent had been a salesman for Famous Players-Lasky and worked for producers and Sam Goldwyn, and produced ''Comin' Thro the Rye'' (1947) fore Advance.
==Select Films==
*''[[Law and Disorder (1940 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1940) - with Alistair Sim
*''Fight – Giants of the mat'' (1944) (documentary)
*''[[Comin’ Thro’ The Rye]]'' (1947)
*''[[The Phantom Shot]]'' 1947
*''[[High Jinks in Society]]'' (1949) - directed by [[John Guillermin]]
*''[[Skimpy in the Navy]]'' (1949) - as Advance
*''[[Artful Dodgers]]'' (1949)
*''[[Torment (1950 British film)|Torment]]'' (1949) - directed by John Guillermin, with Dermot Walsh
*''[[The Nitwits on Parade]]'' (1949)
*''[[Melody in the Dark]]'' (1949) - written by John Guillermin
*''[[The Bait (1950 film)|The Bait]]'' (1950)
*''[[A Ray of Sunshine (film)|A Ray of Sunshine]]'' 1950
*''[[Let's Go Crazy (film)|Let's Go Crazy]]'' (1951) (short) - with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan
*''[[Penny Points to Paradise]]'' (1951) - with Sellers, Milligan and Harry Secombe
*''[[My Wife's Lodger]]'' (1952) - as Adavance - with Diana Dors
*''[[Death is a Number]]'' (1951)
*''Lads and Lassies on Parade'' (1951)
*''[[My Death Is a Mockery]]'' (1952) as Park Lane - with Donald Houston
*''[[Song of Paris]]'' (1952) - directed by John Guillermin with Dennis Price
*''[[I Was a Dancer]]'' (1952)
*''[[The Kilties are Coming]]'' (1952)
*''[[Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?]]'' (1953) - with Doris Dors
*''[[Disobedient (film)|Disobedient]]'' (1953) - as Advance aka ''Intimate Relations''
*''[[The Great Game (1953 film)|The Great Game]]'' (1953) - as Advance, with Diana Dors
*''[[Alf's Baby]]'' (1953) for ACT Films - with Pauline Stroud
*The Tell-Tale Heart 1953
*''[[He Done her Wrong]]'' (1953)
*''[[The Slappiest Days of Our Lives]]'' (1953)
*''[[Hands of Destiny (film)|Hands of Destiny]]'' (1954)
*''[[Shop Spoiled]]'' (1954) aka ''The Crowded Day'' - directed by John Guillermin with John Gregson
*''[[Don't Blame the Stork]]'' (1954) - as Advance-Objective
*''[[Wishing Well (film)|Wishing Well]]'' (1954) as Advance) aka ''[[The Happiness of Three Women]]''
*''[[What Every Woman Wants (1954 film)|What Every Woman Wants]]'' (1954) - as Advance - directed by Maurice Elvey
*''[[Fun at St Fanny's]]'' (1955)
*''[[You Lucky People]]'' (1955) - as Advance
*''[[Dollars for Sale]]'' (1955)
*''[[Miss Tulip Stays the Night]]'' (1955)
*''[[Stars in Your Eyes]]'' (1956)
*''[[Fun at St Fanny’s]]'' 1956
==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b96746aee Adelphi Films] at BFI
*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1405736/index.html Adelphi Films] at BFI Screenonline
[[Category:1939 establishments in the United Kingdom]]
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