From the late 1930s through the early 1940s, George Formby was Britain's most popular movie comic. With his enormous grin and his ever-present ukulele, he kept audiences chuckling with such low-brow slapstick films as Keep Your Seats Please (1936) and Keep Fit (1937). Formby also worked on the screenplays of some of his earlier films and in the early '40s occasionally produced films. For the 1940 film It's in the Air, Formby also wrote song lyrics. Formby started performing in childhood in the north of England. This led to his working on radio, where he gained a national audience.
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The Best of British Comedy
Archival Appearance |
1995 | |||
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To See Such Fun
Archival Appearance |
1977 | |||
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George in Civvy Street
Actor |
1946 | |||
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I Didn't Do It
Actor |
1945 | |||
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He Snoops to Conquer
Actor |
1944 | |||
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Bell-Bottom George
Actor |
1943 | |||
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Get Cracking
Actor |
1943 | |||
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Rhythm Serenade
Producer |
1943 | |||
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Much Too Shy
Actor |
1942 | |||
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We'll Meet Again
Producer |
1942 | |||
| 1941 | ||||
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South American George
Actor |
1941 | |||
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It's in the Air
Actor, Songwriter |
1940 | |||
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Let George Do It
Actor |
1940 | |||
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Spare a Copper
Actor |
1940 | |||
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Come on George
Actor |
1939 | |||
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Trouble Brewing
Actor |
1939 | |||
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I See Ice
Actor |
1938 | |||
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Feather Your Nest
Actor |
1937 | |||
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Keep Fit
Actor |
1937 | |||
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Keep Your Seats Please
Actor |
1936 | |||
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No Limit
Actor |
1935 | |||
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Off the Dole
Actor, Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Boots! Boots!
Actor, Screenwriter |
1934 |