''Trouble Brewing'' is a 1939 British
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Anthony Kimmins
Anthony Martin Kimmins, Order of the British Empire, OBE (10 November 1901 – 19 May 1964) was an English Film director, director, playwright, screenwriter, Film producer, producer, and actor.
Biography
Kimmins was born in Harrow, London, on 10 ...
and starring
George Formby
George Formby, (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he ...
,
Googie Withers
Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers (12 March 191715 July 2011) was an English entertainer. She was a dancer and actress, with a lengthy career spanning some seventy-three years in theatre, film, and television. She was a well-known actress and ...
and
Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton (29 July 1881 – 18 November 1969), also known as Augustus Le Clerq and Augustus Howard, was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire, Cast ...
. It was made by
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, and includes the songs "
Fanlight Fanny
"Fanlight Fanny" is a song written in 1935 by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Fred E. Cliffe, and recorded by Formby in May that year. Another notable version was released in 1962 by Clinton Ford.
Song information
The original recording by Ge ...
" and "Hitting the Highspots Now".
The film is based on a novel by Joan Butler, and the sets were designed by
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Wilfred Shingleton
Wilfred Shingleton (January 24, 1914 – June, 1983) was an English art director. He enjoyed a distinguished career in the British film industry from his debut in 1937. Some of his early assignments were several George Formby vehicles – hugely ...
.
Plot summary
George Formby
George Formby, (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he ...
plays George Gullip, a ''Daily Sun''
compositor who wins a large sum at the
races. He collects three ten-pound notes but, unable to spend them at the bar, exchanges them for six five-pound notes, which turn out to be
counterfeit
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. Gullip is determined to find the criminals and in so doing goes "undercover" as a
waiter
Waiting staff (British English, BrE), waiters () / waitresses (), or servers (AmE) are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a Bar (establishment), bar and sometimes in private homes, attending to customers by supplying them with food an ...
and a
wrestler
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, before various clues suggest the villain is Gullip's own boss at the newspaper.
Cast
Critical reception
''
TV Guide
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'' found the film an "enjoyable Formby vehicle".
Sky Movies
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wrote, "the fun is as fast and furious in this incident-packed George Formby romp as in any film he made...Receipts foamed over at box-offices throughout Britain."
See also
*
List of films about horse racing
The following is a list of films featuring horse racing.
List
See also
*List of films about horses
* List of highest grossing sports films
* List of sports films
References
{{Horse topics
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Films about animals playing sports
Horse ra ...
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
''Trouble Brewing''at the
British Film Institute
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1939 films
1939 musical comedy films
1939 romantic comedy films
1930s sports comedy films
British black-and-white films
British romantic comedy films
British sports comedy films
British musical comedy films
Films directed by Anthony Kimmins
Associated Talking Pictures
British romantic musical films
Films set in England
1930s romantic musical films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
Films scored by Ernest Irving
English-language musical comedy films
English-language romantic comedy films
English-language romantic musical films
English-language sports comedy films
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