| Come On George! | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
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| Produced by | Jack Kitchin |
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| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
| Edited by | Ray Pitt |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
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| Distributed by | ABFD |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Come On George! is a 1939 Britishcomedy film directed byAnthony Kimmins which starsGeorge Formby, withPat Kirkwood andJoss Ambler in support. It was made byAssociated 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.[1] Songs featured are "I'm Making Headway Now", "I Couldn't Let The Stable Down", "Pardon Me", and "Goodnight Little Fellow, Goodnight".[2]
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.[3]
Hal Erickson wrote inAllmovie: "Come on George! was a product of George Formby's peak movie years."[5]
According toTV Guide "this is one of" Formby's "lesser efforts".[6]
Halliwell's Film Guide noted a "standard comedy vehicle, well-mounted, with the star at his box office peak".[2]
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".[7]
According toKinematograph Weekly it was one of the most successful films at the British box office in January 1940.[8]
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