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{{short description|1939 film by Anthony Kimmins}}
{{Short description|1939 British film by Anthony Kimmins}}
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| name = Come On George!
| name = Come On George!
| image = "Come_On_George!"_(1939).jpg
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| caption = Danish poster
| caption = Danish poster
| director = [[Anthony Kimmins]]
| director = [[Anthony Kimmins]]
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| studio = [[Associated Talking Pictures]]
| studio = [[Associated Talking Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Associated British Film Distributors|ABFD]]
| distributor = [[Associated British Film Distributors|ABFD]]
| released = 20 October 1939
| released = {{Film date|1939|10|20|df=yes}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
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'''''Come On George!''''' is a 1939 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Anthony Kimmins]] which stars [[George Formby]], with [[Pat Kirkwood (actress)|Pat Kirkwood]] and [[Joss Ambler]] in support. It was made by [[Associated Talking Pictures]]. [[Hal Erickson (author)|Hal Erickson]] wrote in [[Allmovie]]: "''Come on George!'' was a product of George Formby's peak movie years."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/come-on-george-v87635 |title=Come on George (1939)|publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref> It concerns the world of horse racing, and Formby, who had once been a stable apprentice, did his own riding in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Come-On-George_1939/ |title=Come On George 1939 |publisher=Britmovie |date= |accessdate=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222150016/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Come-On-George_1939/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Songs featured are "I'm Making Headway Now", "I Couldn't Let The Stable Down", "Pardon Me", and "Goodnight Little Fellow, Goodnight".<ref name="georgeformby1">{{cite web|url=http://www.georgeformby.co.uk/films/come_on_george/report1.html |title=Come On George |publisher=Georgeformby.co.uk |date= |accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref>
'''''Come On George!''''' is a 1939 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Anthony Kimmins]] which stars [[George Formby]], with [[Pat Kirkwood (actress)|Pat Kirkwood]] and [[Joss Ambler]] in support. It was made by [[Associated Talking Pictures]]. It concerns the world of horse racing, and Formby, who had once been a stable apprentice, did his own riding in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Come-On-George_1939/ |title=Come On George 1939 |publisher=Britmovie |date= |accessdate=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222150016/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Come-On-George_1939/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Songs featured are "I'm Making Headway Now", "I Couldn't Let The Stable Down", "Pardon Me", and "Goodnight Little Fellow, Goodnight".<ref name="georgeformby1">{{cite web|url=http://www.georgeformby.co.uk/films/come_on_george/report1.html |title=Come On George |publisher=Georgeformby.co.uk |date= |accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* [[C. Denier Warren]] as Banker
* [[C. Denier Warren]] as Banker
* [[Syd Crossley]] as Police Constable Cronley
* [[Syd Crossley]] as Police Constable Cronley
* [[Dirk Bogarde]] (uncredited extra)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031169/fullcredits#cast|title = Come on George! (1939) - IMDb}}</ref>
* [[Dirk Bogarde]] (uncredited extra)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031169/fullcredits#cast|title = Come on George! (1939) - IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
* [[Jack May]] as stable boy (uncredited)
* [[Jack May]] as stable boy (uncredited)


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
* According to ''[[TV Guide]]'' "this is one of" Formby's "lesser efforts".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/come-on-george/111193 |title=Come On George |work=TV Guide|date= |accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref>
[[Hal Erickson (author)|Hal Erickson]] wrote in [[Allmovie]]: "''Come on George!'' was a product of George Formby's peak movie years."<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Come on George (1939) |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/come-on-george-v87635 |accessdate=22 February 2014 |publisher=AllMovie}}</ref>

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* ''[[Halliwell's Film Guide]]'' noted a "standard comedy vehicle, well-mounted, with the star at his box office peak".<ref name="georgeformby1"/>
*In "thiswaydown.org", Finn Clark wrote: "the first half isn't very good...However the story picks up as it moves along until by the end, it's a charming little romp that made me laugh and made me happy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finnclark.thiswaydown.org/Review/ComeonGeorge.html |title=Come on George! |publisher=Finnclark.thiswaydown.org |date=22 July 2010|accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref>
According to ''[[TV Guide]]'' "this is one of" Formby's "lesser efforts".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/come-on-george/111193 |title=Come On George |work=TV Guide|date= |accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref>

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''[[Halliwell's Film Guide]]'' noted a "standard comedy vehicle, well-mounted, with the star at his box office peak".<ref name="georgeformby1" />

In "thiswaydown.org", Finn Clark wrote: "the first half isn't very good... However the story picks up as it moves along until by the end, it's a charming little romp that made me laugh and made me happy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finnclark.thiswaydown.org/Review/ComeonGeorge.html |title=Come on George! |publisher=Finnclark.thiswaydown.org |date=22 July 2010|accessdate=22 February 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{AllMovie title| 87635 }}
* {{AllMovie title| 87635 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170310084751/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7cce49 ''Come On George!''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
* {{BFI|4ce2b6a7cce49}}
* {{IMDb title| 0031169 }}
* {{IMDb title| 0031169 }}


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Latest revision as of 04:59, 10 October 2024

Come On George!
Danish poster
Directed byAnthony Kimmins
Written by
Produced byJack Kitchin
Starring
CinematographyRonald Neame
Edited byRay Pitt
Music byErnest Irving
Production
company
Distributed byABFD
Release date
  • 20 October 1939 (1939-10-20)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Come On George! is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins which stars George Formby, with Pat Kirkwood and Joss Ambler in support. It was made by Associated Talking Pictures. It concerns the world of horse racing, and Formby, who had once been a stable apprentice, did his own riding in the film.[1] Songs featured are "I'm Making Headway Now", "I Couldn't Let The Stable Down", "Pardon Me", and "Goodnight Little Fellow, Goodnight".[2]

Plot

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In this farce, Formby plays a stable boy. He also has the unique ability to soothe an anxious racing horse. Expectedly, George races the horse and wins.[3]

Cast

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Critical reception

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Hal Erickson wrote in Allmovie: "Come on George! was a product of George Formby's peak movie years."[5]

According to TV Guide "this is one of" Formby's "lesser efforts".[6]

Halliwell's Film Guide noted a "standard comedy vehicle, well-mounted, with the star at his box office peak".[2]

In "thiswaydown.org", Finn Clark wrote: "the first half isn't very good... However the story picks up as it moves along until by the end, it's a charming little romp that made me laugh and made me happy".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Come On George 1939". Britmovie. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Come On George". Georgeformby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Come on George (1939)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Come on George! (1939) - IMDb". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Come on George (1939)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Come On George". TV Guide. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Come on George!". Finnclark.thiswaydown.org. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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