''Trouble Brewing'' is a 1939 British
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Anthony Kimmins
Anthony Martin Kimmins, OBE (10 November 1901 – 19 May 1964) was an English director, playwright, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Biography
Kimmins was born in Harrow, London on 10 November 1901, the son of the social activists Charles Wi ...
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 s ...
,
Googie Withers 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. He ...
. It was made by
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, and includes the songs "
Fanlight Fanny" and "Hitting the Highspots Now".
The film is based on a novel by Joan Butler, and the sets were designed by
art director 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 s ...
plays George Gullip, a ''Daily Sun''
compositor who wins a large sum at the
racing
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. He collects three ten-pound notes. Unable to spend them at the bar, he exchanges them for six fivers. He is paid with
counterfeit notes. Gullip then tries to find the criminals. In so doing he goes "undercover" as a
waiter and a
wrestler
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. Clues suggest the villain is Gullip's own boss.
Cast
Critical reception
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TV Guide
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Corpora ...
'' found the film an "enjoyable Formby vehicle".
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."
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
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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.
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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
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