''Here's George'' is a 1932 British

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directed by

Redd Davis Redd Davis (1896–?) was a Canadians, Canadian film director and film producer, producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film ''The Spar ...

and featuring

Pat Paterson Patricia Elizabeth Paterson (born Eliza Paterson; 10 April 1910 – 24 August 1978) was an English film actress. Although she made more than 20 films, she is best known as the wife of actor Charles Boyer. Childhood and early life Paterson wa ...

Syd Crossley Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ...

and

Merle Tottenham Merle Tottenham (22 January 1901 – 18 July 1958) was a British stage and film actress. Her stage work included the original West End production of Noël Coward's ''Cavalcade'' in 1931; and she reprised her role as Annie the servant in the su ...

. It was adapted by

Marriott Edgar Marriott Edgar (5 October 1880 – 5 May 1951), born George Marriott Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a British poet, scriptwriter and comedian, best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the ...

from his own play ''The Service Flat''. It was shot at

Cricklewood Studios Cricklewood Studios, also known as the Stoll Film Studios, were British film studios located in Cricklewood, London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and t ...

as a

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.Wood p.74

Synopsis

A young man tries to impress his prospective parents-in-law with his

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full of labour-saving devices, which quickly go wrong causing chaos.

Cast

* George Clarke as George Muffitt *

as Laura Wentworth * Ruth Taylor as Mrs. Wentworth *

as Mr. Wentworth *

as Commissionaire * Alfred Wellesley as Tenant *

as Perkins *

Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970), known as Wally Patch, was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on th ...

as Foeman *

Rene Ray Irene Lilian Brodrick, Countess of Midleton (née Creese, known as Rene Ray, 22 September 1911 – 28 August 1993) was a British stage and screen actress of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and also a novelist. Acting career Ray made her screen débu ...

as Telephonist

References

Bibliography

* Brian McFarlane. ''Lance Comfort''. Manchester University Press, 1999. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1932 films Films directed by Redd Davis British black-and-white films Films shot at Cricklewood Studios British films based on plays Quota quickies British comedy films 1932 comedy films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub