Let George Do It!
1940 | 82m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Marcel Varnel |
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| Writer: | Angus MacPhail, Basil Dearden, John Dighton, Austin Melford |
| Staring: |
| Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 12, 1940 |
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| Director: | Marcel Varnel |
| Writer: | Angus MacPhail, Basil Dearden, John Dighton, Austin Melford |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music, War |
| Keywords | hotel, norway, world war ii, musician, secret agent, radio transmission, slapstick comedy, mistaken identity, dover, bergen norway, ukulele |
| Production Companies | Ealing Studios, Associated Talking Pictures (ATP) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George Formby | George Hepplewhite |
| Phyllis Calvert | Mary Wilson |
| Garry Marsh | Mendez |
| Romney Brent | Slim Selwyn |
| Bernard Lee | Oscar |
| Coral Browne | Iris |
| Helena Pickard | Oscar's Wife |
| Percy Walsh | Schwartz, spy chieftain |
| Diana Beaumont | Greta, hotel receptionist |
| Torin Thatcher | U-Boat commander |
| Donald Calthrop | Frederick Strickland |
| Hal Gordon | Alf Arbuckle, Dinky Do |
| Johnnie Schofield | Solicitous steward |
| Daniel Brown | Baker |
| Alec Clunes | Officer |
| Walter Fitzgerald | Dockside Policeman |
| Ian Fleming | Col. Harcourt |
| Jack Hobbs | Conway |
| James Knight | Passenger On SS Macaulay |
| Albert Lieven | German radio operator |
| Charles Paton | Simion |
| Lloyd Pearson | Hotel Manager |
| Bill Shine | Untipped steward |
| Ronald Shiner | Musician |
| Ben Williams | Radio Operator On SS Macaulay |
| Ian Wilson | Parker, Dinky Do |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Marcel Varnel | Director |
| Ronald Neame | Director of Photography |
| Angus MacPhail | Screenplay |
| Basil Dearden | Screenplay |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction |
| Harry Bidgood | Music Director |
| Vincent Permane | Unit Manager |
| John Dighton | Screenplay |
| Austin Melford | Screenplay |
| Ray Pitt | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Basil Deardon | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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