13 AUGUST 1937, Page 36

ASSOCIATED BRITISH PICTURE CORPORATION.

Interest in the recent annual meeting of the Associated British Picture Corporation extended beyond the actual shareholders of the company by reason of the comments of the Chairman, Mr. John Maxwell, upon the British film industry. The company itself had presented a good report showing an increase in the turnover in the last six months of more than 5o per cent. over the corresponding period of last year, and Mr. Maxwell was able to speak optimistically with regard to the future outlook. In the course of his speech he referred to the company's acquisition of the 250,000 non- voting shares in the Metropolis and Bradford Trust which controls the Gautnont-British Picture Corporation.

A. W. K.