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Films starring George Formby
Though not blessed with the looks of a matinee idol, Lancashire legend George Formby won the hearts of British cinema audiences in the 1930s and 40s with his cheeky grin and cheerful films, mixing undemanding comedy with catchy, innuendo-laden songs, performed on his trademark banjo-ukulele (or banjulele).
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 No Limit1935, Montague Banks, DVD Filmed at the 1935 Isle of Man TT races, this lively mixture of action and comedy proved to be hugely popular with audiences and was George Formby’s first major studio success for Associated Talking Pictures. Formby plays George Shuttleworth, a ma... £6.99 RRP: £15.99
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 Keep Your Seats Please1936, Montague Banks, DVD Early starring vehicle for George Formby, the man with the banjolele and the toothy grin. Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved instrument in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help ... £8.49 RRP: £15.99
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Comic Icons: George Formby1935-41, Anthony Kimmins, DVD A collection of seven films starring George Formby. Features No Limit (Montague Banks, 1935), I See Ice (Anthony Kimmins, 1938), It's in the Air (Anthony Kimmins, 1938), Come on George! (Kimmins, 1939), Let George Do It (Marcel Varnel, 1940), Spar... £29.99 RRP: £39.99
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 George Formby Film Collection1946, Marcel Varnel, DVD Contains Much Too Shy, Get Cracking (1943), Bell-Bottom George (1944), I Didn't Do It (1945), South American George (1941), He Snoops to Conquer (1944) and George in Civvy Street (1946). £14.99 RRP: £29.99
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 He Snoops to Conquer1944, Marcel Varnel, DVD George plays a handyman who stands for election as an MP. George sings Hill Billy Willie, Got To Get Your Photo In The Press, and Unconditional Surrender. £6.99 RRP: £12.99
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 I Didn't Do It1945, Marcel Varnel, DVD When the murder of an acrobat occurs in a theatrical boarding house, suspicion falls on George in this film which earned an 'A' certificate due to its realistic murder scene. George sings She's Got Two Of Everything, I'd Like A Dream Like That, an... £5.99 RRP: £12.99
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 Keep Fit1937, Anthony Kimmins, DVD Lonely barber George is secretly in love with pretty manicurist Joan. She however only has eyes for the caddish Hector from the sports department. When George turns up on a poster as the ultimate physical wreck, he decides to act, and joins the lo... £9.49 RRP: £15.99
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 Bell-Bottom George1944, Marcel Varnel, DVD Ukelele-plucking music hall favourite George Formby stars in this wartime musical comedy. When an enlisted friend switches clothes with him in order to go to a party, George finds himself mistakenly pressed into the navy, where he gets involved wi... £6.99 RRP: £9.99
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 Get Cracking1943, Marcel Varnel, DVD In a forerunner to Dad's Army, Local Defence Volunteers - the 'Home Guard' - try to ready themselves for Nazi invasion in the villages of Minor and Major Wallop. George sings Under The Blasted Oak, Home Guard Blues and Get Cracking. £6.99 RRP: £9.99
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 Much Too Shy1942, Marcel Varnel, DVD A handyman and amateur artist gets into trouble when nude female bodies are added to the heads he has drawn of prominent ladies, and are sold as soap adverts. Chaos and a court case follow. Featuring one of the best casts of any Formby film, with ... £6.99 RRP: £9.99
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 Trouble Brewing1939, Anthony Kimmins, DVD Ealing comedy starring George Formby as an eager newspaper reporter who goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing as a wrestler and waiter in his investigative efforts, George proves a greater menace to public order than the crimi... £9.49 RRP: £15.99
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Boots! Boots!1934, Bert Tracy, DVD The musical comedy that helped launch George Formby to stardom in his first starring role. Appearing alongside his wife Beryl who plays a scullery maid, he plays a ‘Boots’ in an up-market hotel. After causing grand amounts of chaos, he gets the ch... £13.59 RRP: £13.99
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 George in Civvy Street1946, Marcel Varnel, DVD George's last film sees him play a soldier who returns to his country pub and finds himself in the middle of a beer war. The film includes a dream sequence with the characters from 'Alice In Wonderland'. 'Lavender' the stripper earned the film an ... £6.99 RRP: £12.99
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 Off The Dole1935, Arthur Mertz, DVD John Willie is a work-shy lounger; a man who has spent the last four years escaping employment due to the fact he can't get a job in his own trade - selling calendars during leap years... £14.99 RRP: £15.99
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 South American George1941, Marcel Varnel, DVD George's first release for Columbia sees him - with moustache - play dual roles, as a renowned South American tenor and Northern chap George Butters who stands in for him. Sees George sing The Barmaid at the Rose & Crown, Swing Mama, I Played on M... £6.99 RRP: £12.99
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