Trouble Brewing (1939 film)
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Produced by | Jack Kitchin |
| Written by | Michael Hogan Angus MacPhail Anthony Kimmins |
| Starring | George Formby Googie Withers Gus McNaughton Garry Marsh |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
| Edited by | Ernest Aldridge Eric Williams |
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| Distributed by | Associated British |
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Release dates
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March 1939 |
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Running time
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87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Trouble Brewing is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Googie Withers and Gus McNaughton.[1] It was made by Associated Talking Pictures at Ealing Studios,[2] and includes the songs "Fanlight Fanny" and "Hitting the Highspots Now." [3] The film is based on a novel by Joan Butler. The film's sets were designed by art director Wilfred Shingleton.
Plot summary
George Formby plays a Daily Sun compositor who wins a large sum at the racing. He is paid with counterfeit notes. Formby’s character (George Gullip) then tries to find the criminals. In the process he goes "under cover" as a waiter and a wrestler. Clues suggest the villain is Gullip’s own boss.
Cast
- George Formby as George Gullip
- Googie Withers as Mary Brown
- Gus McNaughton as Bill Pike
- Garry Marsh as A.G. Brady
- C. Denier Warren as Major Hopkins
- Beatrix Fielden-Kaye as Housekeeper
- Joss Ambler as Lord Redhill
- Ronald Shiner as Bridgewater
- Martita Hunt as Madame Berdi
- Esma Cannon as Maid
- Basil Radford as Guest
- Hal Gordon as Brewery Truck Driver
- James Knight as Brewery Foreman
- Harry Terry as Race Card Seller
- Jack Vyvian as Policeman Playing Cards
- Elsie Wagstaff as Mrs. Hopkins
Critical reception
- TV Guide noted an "enjoyable Formby vehicle" [3]
- Sky Movies 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."[4]
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 AllMovie
- Trouble Brewing at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Trouble Brewing at IMDb
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