Films starring George Formby

Though not blessed with the looks of a matinee idol, Lancashire legend George Formby won the hearts of British cinema audiences in the 1930s and 40s with his cheeky grin and cheerful films, mixing undemanding comedy with catchy, innuendo-laden songs, performed on his trademark banjo-ukulele (or banjulele).

The son of noted comic George Formby Sr, the younger G... [+]

George Formby Film Listing

Anthony Kimmins, 1935-41

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A collection of seven films starring George Formby. Features No Limit (Montague B...

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Montague Banks, 1935

£12.99

No Limit

Filmed at the 1935 Isle of Man TT races, this lively mixture of action and comedy proved to be hu...

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Anthony Kimmins, 1937

£12.99

Keep Fit

Lonely barber George is secretly in love with pretty manicurist Joan. She however only has eyes f...

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Montague Banks, 1936

£12.99

Keep Your Seats Please

Early starring vehicle for George Formby, the man with the banjolele and the toothy grin. Despite...

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Anthony Kimmins, 1939

£12.99

Trouble Brewing

Ealing comedy starring George Formby as an eager newspaper reporter who goes undercover to expose...

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Marcel Varnel, 1946

£20.99

George Formby Film Collection

Contains Much Too Shy, Get Cracking (1943), Bell-Bottom George (1944), I Didn't D...

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Marcel Varnel, 1942

£5.99

Much Too Shy

A handyman and amateur artist gets into trouble when nude female bodies are added to the heads he...

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Marcel Varnel, 1945

£4.50

I Didn't Do It

When the murder of an acrobat occurs in a theatrical boarding house, suspicion falls on George in...

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Marcel Varnel, 1944

£5.99

Bell-Bottom George

Ukelele-plucking music hall favourite George Formby stars in this wartime musical comedy. When an...

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Marcel Varnel, 1943

£5.99

Get Cracking

In a forerunner to Dad's Army, Local Defence Volunteers - the 'Home Guard' - try to ready themsel...

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Marcel Varnel, 1946

£5.99

George in Civvy Street

George's last film sees him play a soldier who returns to his country pub and finds himself in th...

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Marcel Varnel, 1944

£5.99

He Snoops to Conquer

George plays a handyman who stands for election as an MP. George sings Hill Billy Willie, Got To ...

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Marcel Varnel, 1941

£5.99

South American George

George's first release for Columbia sees him - with moustache - play dual roles, as a renowned So...

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