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 | | The series ran between 1953 and 1961, and it remains a prime example of the lost world of the British 'second feature' that was once as integral a part of the cinema bill as the newsreel and the cartoon short. |
 | | Hammer was just one of several studios that had a distribution arrangement with a minor cinema chain in the US, inevitably leading to a spate of British second features concerning holidaying police captains or FBI agents in 'London (England)'. |
 | | Basically a converted aircraft factory, New Elstree (never to be confused with the Associated British Picture Corporation over the road) existed simply to churn out films with an average shooting schedule of five days. |
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