George Formby
George Formby (born George Hoy Booth) was the archetype "cheeky chappie" northern English comedian. Trained originally as a jockey, he often appeared on horseback in his films. Best known for his buck-toothed grin and his ukulele.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3684 |
| Birthday | 1904-05-26 |
| Place of Birth | Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | George Hoy Booth, |
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5/1
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
1944
Bell-Bottom George
6/3
George is an unwilling civilian during the war. When an enlisted friend switches clothes with him in order to go to a party, George finds himself mist...
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Bell-Bottom George
1935
No Limit
6.444/9
George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. Dur...
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No Limit
1938
I See Ice
8.1/4
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensu...
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I See Ice
1938
It's in the Air
5.722/9
George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal Air Force. His dreams could soon come true as he r...
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It's in the Air
1939
Come on George!
5.833/6
George Formby, who plays George, a stable boy. He also has the unique ability to soothe an anxious racing horse. Expectedly, George races the horse an...
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Come on George!
1946
George in Civvy Street
7.5/2
George Formby plays George Harper, a tavern owner, who works to turn a waitress from her current employer, a rival tavern owner, when Formby falls in...
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George in Civvy Street
1941
Turned Out Nice Again
6.5/2
George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and gettin...
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Turned Out Nice Again
1940
Let George Do It!
6.179/14
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...
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Let George Do It!
1934
Boots! Boots!
4/3
Musical comedy starring George Formby alongside his wife Beryl in his first ever feature film. George plays John Willie, the shoeshine boy at the upma...
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Boots! Boots!
1940
Spare a Copper
6.8/5
George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destructi...
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Spare a Copper
1941
South American George
6/1
To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulf...
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South American George
1939
Trouble Brewing
6.75/8
Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing...
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Trouble Brewing
1945
I Didn't Do It
6.688/8
Gormless George Trotter (George Formby) moves down from Manchester to the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune on the stage - only to...
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I Didn't Do It
1935
Off the Dole
6.5/3
Without a job, a young man is given the opportunity to run his ill uncle's private-detective agency. He finds himself mixed up with everything from an...
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Off the Dole
1936
Keep Your Seats, Please
6.4/10
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Hel...
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Keep Your Seats, Please
1937
Keep Fit
6.143/7
A weak, cowardly barber gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing ma...
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Keep Fit
1937
Feather Your Nest
0/0
A worker at a gramophone record factory surprisingly creates a hit song.
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Feather Your Nest
1943
Get Cracking
6.5/4
Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was produce...
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Get Cracking
1944
He Snoops to Conquer
8.2/2
George Gribble is tea-boy at Tangleton town council, he gets ravelled up in the councillors money-grubbing machinations concerning compiling and then...
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He Snoops to Conquer
1942
Much Too Shy
6.2/6
A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders portraits of some prominent local females are sold wit...
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Much Too Shy
2011
Entertaining the Troops
0/0
Documentary telling the story of the ENSA performers who kept up the troops' morale during World War II, with contributions from Dame Vera Lynn, Eric...
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Entertaining the Troops
1974
Ain't Misbehavin'
0/0
Compilation of extracts from 'blue' movies from 1900 to the 1940s intercut with clips of popular music and dancing, and excerpts from newsreels and sh...
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Ain't Misbehavin'
2011
Funny Up North
6/1
Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more....
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Funny Up North
1994
Songs That Won the War
8/1
Wartime sweetheart Vera Lynn presents this documentary which sets archive footage and newsreel film from World War Two to the popular sounds of the da...
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Songs That Won the War
2014
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
7.5/2
From My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock to God Save the Queen, this is the story of ten records from the 1930s to the present day that have been banned...
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Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
1977
To See Such Fun
0/0
Compilation of classic British comedy moments
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To See Such Fun
2003
Thora Hird Tribute
0/0
Friends, colleagues and fans, including Julie Walters, Jonathan Ross, Norman Wisdom, Keith Barron and Victoria Wood, pay tribute to Dame Thora Hird, w...
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