Come on George (1939)
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British Writer/director Anthony Kimmins was willing to expand his range from drawing room comedy to the "low" humors of the provincial music halls. Kimmins' Come on George is an unadorned vehicle for toothy, ukelele-strumming North Country comedian George Formby. Formby plays a… More British Writer/director Anthony Kimmins was willing to expand his range from drawing room comedy to the "low" humors of the provincial music halls. Kimmins' Come on George is an unadorned vehicle for toothy, ukelele-strumming North Country comedian George Formby. Formby plays a somewhat overage stableboy who is the only person able to calm a jittery race horse. In the foregone conclusion, Formby rides the horse to victory. Come on George was a product of George Formby's peak movie years; after the war he suffered a professional eclipse and was back making the cheap programmers (vide George in Civvy Street) whence he had started his cinematic career. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anthony Kimmins
- Genres
- Comedy, Cult Movies
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 1, 1939 Wide
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Cast
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Joss Ambler
as Sir Charles Bailey
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George Carney
as Sgt. Johnson
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Syd Crossley
as Police Constable
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Meriel Forbes
as Monica Bailey
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Hal Gordon
as Stableboy
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George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Bannerman
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James Hayter
as Banker
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Patricia Kirkwood
as Ann Johnson
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Gibb McLaughlin
as Dr. MacGregor
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Cyril Raymond
as Jimmy Taylor
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Ronald Shiner
as Nat
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C. Denier Warren
as Barker
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George Formby
as George
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Davy Burnaby
as Col. Bollinger
