 In January 1955, Launder, Gilliat and the Boulting brothers formed a new company, British Lion Films Ltd., which took over the running of Shepperton as well as British Lion's distribution business.They released "The Constant Husband" (1955) which became a box office success.Also popular were "Geordie" (1955), "The Green Man" (1956), "The Smallest Show on Earth" (1957) and "Blue Murder at St Trinian's" (1957).