George Formby.
The biggest box office attraction in the U.K., from the late 1930s til the early 1940s. George Formby provided much entertainment in his films and slightly risque songs.
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- DirectorBert TracyStarsGeorge FormbyBeryl FormbyArthur KingsleyThis George Formby film is packed with songs in the inimitable Formby fashion (including the controversial 'Little Ukulele') and guest appearances by his wife Beryl, this is essential viewing for all fans of Formby and British musicals!
- DirectorArthur MertzStarsGeorge FormbyDan YoungConstance ShotterWithout a job, a young man is given the opportunity run his ill uncle's private-detective agency. He finds himself mixed up with everything from an unfaithful husband who is a secret nudist to a schoolteacher who believes his pupil's father is beating him.
- DirectorMonty BanksStarsGeorge FormbyFlorence DesmondHoward DouglasGeorge Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, 'The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, becoming an instant motor-cycling star. As the big race approaches, George soon realises that other jealous riders will stop at nothing to make sure he does not take part in the race. An early George Formby film and probably his best.His first tailor-made comedy and a classic.
- DirectorMonty BanksStarsGeorge FormbyFlorence DesmondGus McNaughtonA fortune in gems is hidden in one of six chairs, and it's up to the prospective heir to find it.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyKay WalshGuy MiddletonA weak, cowardly barber (George Formby)gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing match.Great fun.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsGeorge FormbyPolly WardEnid Stamp-TaylorAn employee of a record manufacturing company comes up with a hit song.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyKay WalshBetty StockfeldGeorge plays an aspiring news photographer that gets pictures by way of a spy camera in his bow tie. Comic confusion and chases arise from his inadvertently taking blackmail-able snaps of an important editor,and on-ice confrontations with his figure-skating love interest's jealous boyfriend, including in the middle of a professional hockey match.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyPolly WardJack HobbsA case of mistaken identity leads to accident-prone George Brown (George Formby) entering the Royal Air Force and falling in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyPat KirkwoodJoss AmblerGeorge (George Formby) is an old stable hand and is the only one who can control a jittery racehorse.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyGoogie WithersGus McNaughtonGeorge has won a lot of money at the races but he's paid with counterfeit money. He sets about tracking down the criminals himself.On the top 5 of George Formby's greatest films.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyPhyllis CalvertGarry MarshShortly after the start of World War II, a ukulele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat German agents.
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsGeorge FormbyDorothy HysonGeorge MerrittA brave wartime copper (policeman) becomes a hero when he thwarts a plot to destroy a battleship. But then the rest of the police get the idea that he is one of the enemy agents.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyPeggy BryanElliott MasonGeorge Pearson, who works for a underwear firm that is 20 years out of date, invests his own money in a new type of thread. The company are not interested in changes, and he quits. Later the firm discover that the thread has revolutionized the garment industry, they move quickly, to hire him back, before the opposition hear the news, and make him a better offer.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyLinden TraversEnid Stamp-TaylorGeorge Butters is a double for a South American opera singer.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyKathleen HarrisonHilda BayleyA 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.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyEdward RigbyFrank PettingellGeorge Formby joins the home guard.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyAnne FirthReginald PurdellNazi spies are out to destroy a new submarine killer, the "Firefly", being developed by the British navy. A hapless waiter named George, after being rejected for military service three times, finally joins up when, during an air raid, he is mistaken for a real sailor. He soon unwittingly stumbles into the secret hideout of the Nazi spies trying to destroy the Firefly. Complications ensue.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyRobertson HareElizabeth AllanOdd job man George Gribble (George Formby) causes problems for the local council he works for when he inadvertently helps two newspapermen expose corruption amongst the council leaders.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyBilly CaryllHilda MundyAspiring entertainer George Trotter (George Formby) comes down to London in search of fame and fortune, but soon must try to clear his name after being accused of a murder at his lodgings.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsGeorge FormbyRosalyn BoulterRonald ShinerAfter leaving the armed forces, George Harper (George Formby) returns to run The Unicorn pub, beginning a fierce rivalry with The Lion pub on the other side of the river.
- DirectorDaniel WilesStarsFrank SkinnerDavid BretPhyllis CalvertPlaying the ukulele and performing songs that keep the George Formby legend alive, Frank Skinner follows the music hall star's rise to fame and explores his continuing popularity
- StarsMelvyn BraggIan McKellenDavid HockneyITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
- DirectorSue AndrewStarsPaul MertonJo BrandJasper CarrottDocumentary in which the comedian explores how legendary comics became successful, often against the odds, and what inspired their greatest characters and memorable moments.