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==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170310084751/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7cce49 Come On George!] at the [[British Film Institute]] |
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Come On George! | |
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Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
Written by |
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Produced by | Jack Kitchin |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
Edited by | Ray Pitt |
Music by | Ernest Irving |
Production company | |
Distributed by | ABFD |
Release date | 20 October 1939 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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. Hal Erickson wrote in Allmovie: "Come on George! was a product of George Formby's peak movie years."[1] It concerns the world of horse racing, and Formby, who had once been a stable apprentice, did his own riding in the film.[2] Songs featured are "I'm Making Headway Now", "I Couldn't Let The Stable Down", "Pardon Me", and "Goodnight Little Fellow, Goodnight".[3]
Plot
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.[4]
Cast
- George Formby as George
- Pat Kirkwood as Ann Johnson
- Joss Ambler as Sir Charles Bailey - the owner of the racehorse 'Maneater'
- Meriel Forbes as Monica Bailey
- Cyril Raymond as Jimmy Taylor
- George Hayes as Bannerman
- George Carney as Sergeant Johnson
- Ronald Shiner as Nat
- Gibb McLaughlin as Dr MacGregor
- Hal Gordon as Stable Boy
- Davy Burnaby as Colonel Bollinger
- Leo Franklyn as Bannerman's Trainer (uncredited)
- Diana Beaumont as Nurse (uncredited)
- James Hayter as Barker
- C. Denier Warren as Banker
- Syd Crossley as Police Constable Cronley
- Dirk Bogarde (uncredited extra)[5]
- Jack May as stable boy (uncredited)
Critical reception
- 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".[3]
- 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
- ^ "Come on George (1939)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Come On George 1939". Britmovie. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Come On George". Georgeformby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Come on George (1939)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Come on George! (1939) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Come On George". TV Guide. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Come on George!". Finnclark.thiswaydown.org. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
Bibliography
- 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.
External links
- Come On George! at AllMovie
- Come On George! at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Come On George! at IMDb
Categories:
- 1939 films
- 1939 musical comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- British musical comedy films
- Films directed by Anthony Kimmins
- British sports comedy films
- British horse racing films
- Films set in England
- Associated Talking Pictures
- 1930s sports comedy films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- 1930s British film stubs
- Musical comedy film stubs