Come On George!

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| name = Come On George!

| image = "Come_On_George!"_(1939).jpg

| caption = Danish poster

| director = Anthony Kimmins

| producer = Jack Kitchin

| writer = {{ubl|Leslie Arliss|Val Valentine|Anthony Kimmins}}

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| starring = {{ubl|George Formby|Pat Kirkwood|Joss Ambler|Meriel Forbes}}

| music = Ernest Irving

| cinematography = Ronald Neame

| editing = Ray Pitt

| studio = Associated Talking Pictures

| distributor = ABFD

| released = {{Film date|1939|10|20|df=yes}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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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. It concerns the world of horse racing, and Formby, who had once been a stable apprentice, did his own riding in the film.{{cite web |url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Come-On-George_1939/ |title=Come On George 1939 |publisher=Britmovie |date= |accessdate=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222150016/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Come-On-George_1939/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead }} Songs featured are "I'm Making Headway Now", "I Couldn't Let The Stable Down", "Pardon Me", and "Goodnight Little Fellow, Goodnight".{{cite web|url=http://www.georgeformby.co.uk/films/come_on_george/report1.html |title=Come On George |publisher=Georgeformby.co.uk |date= |accessdate=22 February 2014}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/come-on-george-87635 |title=Come on George (1939) |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=22 February 2014}}

Cast

George Formby as George
Pat Kirkwood as Ann Johnson
Joss Ambler as Sir Charles Bailey - the owner of the racehorse 'Maneater'
Meriel Forbes as Monica Bailey
Cyril Raymond as Jimmy Taylor
George Hayes as Bannerman
George Carney as Sergeant Johnson
Ronald Shiner as Nat
Gibb McLaughlin as Dr MacGregor
Hal Gordon as Stable Boy
Davy Burnaby as Colonel Bollinger
Leo Franklyn as Bannerman's Trainer (uncredited)
Diana Beaumont as Nurse (uncredited)
James Hayter as Barker
C. Denier Warren as Banker
Syd Crossley as Police Constable Cronley
Dirk Bogarde (uncredited extra){{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031169/fullcredits#cast|title = Come on George! (1939) - IMDb| website=IMDb }}
Jack May as stable boy (uncredited)

Critical reception

Hal Erickson wrote in Allmovie: "Come on George! was a product of George Formby's peak movie years."{{cite web |date= |title=Come on George (1939) |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/come-on-george-v87635 |accessdate=22 February 2014 |publisher=AllMovie}}

According to TV Guide "this is one of" Formby's "lesser efforts".{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/come-on-george/111193 |title=Come On George |work=TV Guide|date= |accessdate=22 February 2014}}

Halliwell's Film Guide noted a "standard comedy vehicle, well-mounted, with the star at his box office peak".

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".{{cite web|url=http://finnclark.thiswaydown.org/Review/ComeonGeorge.html |title=Come on George! |publisher=Finnclark.thiswaydown.org |date=22 July 2010|accessdate=22 February 2014}}

References

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.

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20170310084751/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7cce49 Come On George!] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
{{IMDb title| 0031169 }}

Category:1939 films

Category:1939 musical comedy films

Category:British black-and-white films

Category:British musical comedy films

Category:Films directed by Anthony Kimmins

Category:British sports comedy films

Category:British horse racing films

Category:Films set in England

Category:Associated Talking Pictures

Category:1930s sports comedy films

Category:1930s English-language films

Category:1930s British films