- Actors: George Formby, Phyllis Calvert, Garry Marsh, Romney Brent, Bernard Lee
- Directors: Marcel Varnel
- Writers: Basil Dearden, Angus MacPhail, Austin Melford, John Dighton
- Producers: Basil Dearden, Michael Balcon
- Classification: U
- Studio: Dd Video
- VHS Release Date: 25 Sep 2000
- Run Time: 82 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00004W4F5
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,535 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Let Goerge Do It, is widely regarded as the best film George Formby ever made. Packed with great songs and classic comedy moments, this British comedy-thriller was a huge wartime hit and a big boost to morale during the dark days of he Blitz.
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This wartime movie is full of entertainment, with its musical setting (George plays in a Hotel orchestra) avoiding the difficulty of inappropriate music being thrown in. The antics of the submarine were inexpensively shot but look wonderful (and do not seem to appear in any other film).
Family certification despite two top notch actresses, one of whom struggles with George on a bed (and no feet on the ground either).
Some slapstick humour, lots of action. Some nice close shots of George playing directly to camera.
Worth seeing on a big cinema screen, but if you can't arrange that, get the video.
Family certification despite two top notch actresses, one of whom struggles with George on a bed (and no feet on the ground either).
Some slapstick humour, lots of action. Some nice close shots of George playing directly to camera.
Worth seeing on a big cinema screen, but if you can't arrange that, get the video.
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Formula Formby
19 Sep 2010
The films of the singer/comedian George Formby, the Lancashire lad who was a very big star in the UK in the thirties and forties, will probably not appeal to American audiences. Formby, possibly the male equivalent of Gracie Fields, played the working class hero, gauche and innocent, who had no pretensions above his station. Usually his films followed a formula whereby he overcame some challenge and won the heart of the girl. The attractions are that Formby was a first class technician in spite of his "dumb" demeanor, many of the films are nicely put together and when he picks up his ukele and sings, his charm is obvious.
When Britain entered the war, all the working class comedians, which were the staple of the British film industry to that time, took on the Nazis. In "Let George do it", Formby plays a member of the performing Dinky Doos and on his way to a gig in Blackpool. He is mistaken for a British Spy and ends up in Norway, caught up in Axis intrigue. The plot involves the sabotage of the U-boats which were sinking the British shipping at the time, so it was very topical. While a smash hit in its day, a morale booster when it was most needed, today we are left with a corny plot and some poor acting by the supporting cast, particularly Phyllis Calvert as the heroine. The pluses are that there are some excellent musical numbers which perfectly capture Formby's appeal, especially when all the extras join in for a sing-a-long.
The DVD print is only OK and there are no extras.
When Britain entered the war, all the working class comedians, which were the staple of the British film industry to that time, took on the Nazis. In "Let George do it", Formby plays a member of the performing Dinky Doos and on his way to a gig in Blackpool. He is mistaken for a British Spy and ends up in Norway, caught up in Axis intrigue. The plot involves the sabotage of the U-boats which were sinking the British shipping at the time, so it was very topical. While a smash hit in its day, a morale booster when it was most needed, today we are left with a corny plot and some poor acting by the supporting cast, particularly Phyllis Calvert as the heroine. The pluses are that there are some excellent musical numbers which perfectly capture Formby's appeal, especially when all the extras join in for a sing-a-long.
The DVD print is only OK and there are no extras.
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