Geordie (1955)
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Also known as Geordie, the British comedy Wee Geordie was immensely popular worldwide. A slight of frame and puny gamekeeper's son named Geordie (Paul Young), who is coming of age in the Scottish highlands, grows sick and tired of being picked on. He thus decides to answer a Charles Atlas-style… More Also known as Geordie, the British comedy Wee Geordie was immensely popular worldwide. A slight of frame and puny gamekeeper's son named Geordie (Paul Young), who is coming of age in the Scottish highlands, grows sick and tired of being picked on. He thus decides to answer a Charles Atlas-style bodybuilding ad. Flash forward several years: the little runt is now a strapping, muscle-bound, disgustingly healthy Olympic champ (portrayed by Bill Travers, who actually did "pump up" and slim down to play this role). Evidently his muscles have spread to his head, for Geordie sees no need for emotional fulfillment, and alienates his longtime girlfriend (Norah Gorsen). But in the process, he becomes the top-ranked hammer thrower at the Highland Games and is chosen to represent the UK in the Olympics at Melbourne, Australia. When Geordie finally falls in love again, it is with towering shot-putter Helga Doris Goddard -- the first woman ever able to best him on the athletic field. Director Frank Launder cowrote the screenplay for Wee Geordie with his longtime collaborator Sidney Gilliat; the film is based on a novel by David Walker. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Launder
- Written By
- Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder, David Walker
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 7, 1956 Limited
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Cast
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Alastair Sim
as The Laird
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Bill Travers
as Geordie MacTaggart
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Norah Gorsen
as Jean Donaldson
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Molly Urquhart
as Geordie's Mother
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Francis De Wolff
as Henry Samson
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Brian Reece
as Dick Harley
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Raymond Huntley
as Rawlins
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Miles Malleson
as Lord Paunceton
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Doris Goddard
as Helga
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Stanley Baxter
as Postman
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Duncan Macrae
as Schoolmaster
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Margaret Boyd
as Laird's Housekeeper
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Alex McCrindle
as Guard
- Jameson Clark
- Alex Mackenzie
- Michael Ripper
- Eric Woodburn
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Jack Radcliffe
as Rev. McNab
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Anna Ferguson
as Young Jean
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Paul Young
as Young Geordie
- John F.S. Lang
- Frank Taylor
- Norah Greene
