Come On George!

Come On George!
Danish poster
Directed by Anthony Kimmins
Produced by Jack Kitchin
Written by Leslie Arliss
Val Valentine
Anthony Kimmins
Starring George Formby
Pat Kirkwood
Joss Ambler
Meriel Forbes
Music by Ernest Irving
Cinematography Ronald Neame
Edited by Ray Pitt
Production
company
Distributed by ABFD
Release date
 November 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

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

  1. ↑ "Come on George (1939)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Come On George 1939". Britmovie. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Come On George". Georgeformby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Come on George (1939)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031169/fullcredits#cast
  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

  • 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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