Editing Betty Box (section)

==The Rank Organisation==
When the Gainsborough studios were closed by [[Rank Organisation|Rank]] in 1949, Box moved to [[Pinewood Studios]], where she collaborated with director [[Ralph Thomas]] on some 30-odd films. They began by making thrillers such as ''[[Venetian Bird]]'' (1952) but then concentrated on comedy.

The biggest success of their career commercially was the seven-film ''[[Doctor Series|Doctor]]'' series, beginning with ''[[Doctor in the House (film)|Doctor in the House]]'' (1954) and ending with ''[[Doctor in Trouble]]'' (1970).<ref>{{cite news|title=THE LONDON FILM SCENE: Prize-Winning Movie a Problem to Its Producer -- Money-Maker -- Addenda|author=STEPHEN WATTS LONDON|work=New York Times|date=16 May 1954|page=X5}}</ref><ref name="group">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|date=30 May 2025|access-date=30 May 2025|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-studios-group-film-productions|title=Forgotten British Studios: Group Film Productions}}</ref> The comedies contained a wacky irreverence which clearly struck a chord with contemporary audiences and helped to make stars of the young [[Dirk Bogarde]] and [[Donald Sinden]].<ref name=MorleyS-DBRO>Morley, Sheridan (1999). ''Dirk Bogarde: Rank Outsider''. Bloomsbury (London) (second edition). {{ISBN|978-0-7475-4698-6}}.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58104457 |title=NOW SHE IS BETTY BOX OFFICE. |newspaper=[[The Mail (Adelaide)|The Mail]] |location=Adelaide |date=24 July 1954 |access-date=17 December 2015 |page=6 Supplement: SUNDAY MAGAZINE |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/479395/ |title=BFI Screenonline: Box, Betty (1915-1999) Biography |publisher=Screenonline.org.uk |date=1915-09-25 |access-date=2014-07-04}}</ref>

Towards the end of her career, Box said the genre she preferred was comedy:

{{blockquote|You can assess laughter. I get pleasure out of making a movie, but to listen to people laughing at what we have made – this is great. I'm a natural pessimist. Comedies are difficult. You can make a good adventure story if you have the money, good actors, and a good story (more often than not a best-selling book), and you'll know the film will please. Comedy is more of an instinctive thing.}}