Bushey Studios

Dates: 1913 – 1985

Bushey Studios were a British film studio located in Melbourne Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire which operated between 1913 and 1985. The studios were built by the film enthusiast Hubert von Herkomer in the grounds of his country house, Lululaund . They gradually took on a more professional air and in 1915 they were acquired by the British Actors Film Company for use as their principal production base. After the company ran into problems, the studio was closed during much of the 1920s. During the 1930s film boom it was re-opened and used to produce a number of quota quickies.

After the Second World War, the studios were used intermittently – generally to produce low-budget films such as the Tod Slaughter vehicle The Greed of William Hart (1948). It went on to produce documentaries and sex comedies before its closure. At the time of its closure it was the oldest operational film studio in the world.

East Anglia Film Archive – Film about studios in Hertfordshire

 



Productions shot at Bushey Studios


Feature Film (6)

TitleReleasedDirectorIMDB
Johnny on the Spot1954Maclean RogersIMDB Database page about Johnny on the Spot
King of the Underworld1952Victor M. GoverIMDB Database page about King of the Underworld
Murder at Scotland Yard1952Victor M. GoverIMDB Database page about Murder at Scotland Yard
The Greed of William Hart (aka Horror Maniacs)1948Oswald MitchellIMDB Database page about The Greed of William Hart (aka Horror Maniacs)
Black Memory1947Oswald MitchellIMDB Database page about Black Memory
The Curse of the Wraydons1946Victor M. GoverIMDB Database page about The Curse of the Wraydons