 The Baim short films were originally created for the British cinema and mainly made for distribution with United Artists features enabling the chain to meet legal requirements for the minimum number of UK-made productions shown.The legislation was first introduced in the 1927 Cinematograph Act.Sometimes these short documentary films were called "Quota Quickies" in the industry, due to the fact they were made to meet the Quota of UK productions required under cinema distribution legislation of the time.