The George Formby Film Collection [DVD] [2009]

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This article is about the ukulele player, singer and comedian. For his father (1875–1921), see George Formby Sr. Sweet, Matthew (2006). Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. London: Faber & Faber. p.137. ISBN 978-0-571-21298-9.

Filmography: Formby, George". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009 . Retrieved 27 May 2014. In the autumn of 1938 Formby began work on Trouble Brewing, released the following year with 19-year-old Googie Withers as the female lead; Kimmins again directed. [70] Withers later recounted that Formby did not speak to her until, during a break in filming when Beryl was not present, he whispered out of the corner of his mouth "I'm sorry, love, but you know, I'm not allowed to speak to you", something she thought was "very sweet". [71] His second release of 1939—shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War—was Come On George!, which cast Pat Kirkwood in the female lead; the pair disliked each other intensely, and neither of the Formbys liked several of the other senior cast members. [72] [73] Come On George! was screened for troops serving in France before being released in Britain. [67] Second World War: service with ENSA [ edit ] Basil Dean, who produced 11 of Formby's films between 1939 and 1941 George Formby, Sr., "Standing on the Corner of the Street"; his luxury item was his first ukulele. [69] [70] Mistakenly Formby's character lays himself open to a bribe by stating that he "wouldn't ride again for fifty quid", a bribe which Turner is happy to pay, and ensures such by taking the Shuttleworth Snap up to the Marine Drive where Formby's character rides it over a cliff. Pratt, Vic. "Turned Out Nice Again (1941)". Screenonline. British Film Institute . Retrieved 27 May 2014.Formby's featured songs are They Laughed When I Started to Play (Formby/Cliffe), Talking to the Moon About You (Day), Delivering the Morning Milk (Formby/Gifford/Cliffe) and Andy the Handy Man, written by Eddie Latta. [2] Plot summary [ edit ] A boot boy at a prestigious hotel falls in love with a maid who is a niece of a wealthy hotel guest. The Times critic wrote in 1940: "the structure of Mr. George Formby's films do not alter very much, and the same blue-print that has done serviceable work in the past was taken out of its drawer for Spare a Copper". [3] The success of the pictures led Dean to offer Formby a seven-year contract with ATP, which resulted in the production of 11 films, [14] although Dean's fellow producer, Michael Balcon, considered Formby to be "an odd and not particularly loveable character". [46] The first film from the deal was released in 1935. No Limit features Formby as an entrant in the Isle of Man annual Tourist Trophy (TT) motorcycle race. Monty Banks directed, and Florence Desmond took the female lead. [47] [f] According to Richards, Dean did not try "to play down Formby's Lancashire character" for the film, and employed Walter Greenwood, the Salford-born author of the 1933 novel Love on the Dole, as the scriptwriter. [1] Filming was troubled, with Beryl being difficult to everyone present. The writer Matthew Sweet describes the set as "a battleground" because of her actions, and Banks unsuccessfully requested that Dean bar Beryl from the studio. [48] The Observer thought that parts of No Limit were "pretty dull stuff", but the race footage was "shot and cut to a maximum of excitement". Regarding the star of the film, the reviewer thought that "our Lancashire George is a grand lad; he can gag and clown, play the banjo and sing with authority... Still and all, he doesn't do too bad." [49] The film was so popular it was reissued in 1938, 1946 and 1957. [43]

Keep Your Seats Please (1936)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009 . Retrieved 10 March 2014.McCann, Graham (2009). Bounder! The Biography of Terry-Thomas. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-441-9. a b c Botting, Jo. "Boots! Boots! (1934)". Screenonline. British Film Institute . Retrieved 15 June 2014. The Tourist Trophy in Old Photographs Collected by Bill Snelling. pp121 Sutton Publishing ISBN 1-84015-059-9

By the Shortest of Heads (1915)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009 . Retrieved 10 March 2014. A prop man with a touring ice ballet invents a new mini camera concealed in a bow-tie. He inadvertently takes a compromising photo of a crook at work. a b c d e UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 11 June 2022.

A bungling recruit begins his R.A.F. training and gets mistaken for a regularly enlisted airman, much to the annoyance of his strict sergeant major. George Formby Discography". The George Formby Society. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014 . Retrieved 28 May 2014.