South American George

South American George
Swedish theatrical poster
Directed by	Marcel Varnel
Produced by	Ben Henry Marcel Varnel
Written by	Leslie Arliss Norman Lee Austin Melford (Additional dialogue)
Starring	George Formby Linden Travers Enid Stamp-Taylor Felix Aylmer
Music by	Harry Bidgood
Cinematography	Arthur Crabtree
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis
Production company	Columbia British Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release dates	27 December 1941 (UK)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

South American George is a 1941 British, black-and-white, comedy film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby in a dual role, Linden Travers, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Felix Aylmer, Ronald Shiner as Swifty, Mavis Villiers and Herbert Lomas.^[1] It was produced by Columbia (British) Productions.

Synopsis

A press agent hurries to bring in a substitute after a South American opera star flops. A lookalike takes over from the tenor, but chaos ensues when the bogus singer finds himself hunted by paid assassins.^[2]^[3]

Cast

George Butters/Gilli Vanetti ...George Formby
Carole Dean ...Linden Travers
Frances Martinique ... Enid Stamp-Taylor
Enrico Richardo ...Jacques Brown
Mr Appleby ... Felix Aylmer
Swifty ... Ronald Shiner
Slappy ... Alf Goddard
George White ...Gus McNaughton
Mrs Durrant ...Mavis Villiers
Mr Butters ... Herbert Lomas
Muriel George ...Cameron Hall
Mr Durrant ... Eric Clavering
Mrs Butters ...Beatrice Varley

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "Formby's comic talents give the unlikely story a few fun moments, though the film is for the most part a hit-and-miss effort." ^[4]

References

↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034220/
↑ "South American George (1941) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | SOUTH AMERICAN GEORGE (1941)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
↑ "South American George Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for South American George | TVGuide.com". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-02-22.

External links

South American George at AllMovie
South American George at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
South American George at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Marcel Varnel

The Silent Witness (1932)
Chandu the Magician (1932)
Infernal Machine (1933)
Freedom of the Seas (1934)
Girls Will Be Boys (1934)
Royal Cavalcade (1935)
Dance Band (1935)
The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935)
No Monkey Business (1935)
All In (1936)
Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936)
Good Morning, Boys (1937)
Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
Convict 99 (1938)
Alf's Button Afloat (1938)
Hey! Hey! USA (1938)
Old Bones of the River (1938)
Ask a Policeman (1939)
The Frozen Limits (1939)
Where's That Fire? (1940)
O-Kay for Sound (1940)
Band Waggon (1940)
Let George Do It! (1940)
Neutral Port (1940)
Gasbags (1941)
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
I Thank You (1941)
South American George (1941)
Hi Gang! (1941)
Much Too Shy (1942)
King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
Get Cracking (1943)
He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
Bell-Bottom George (1944)
I Didn't Do It (1945)
George in Civvy Street (1946)
This Man Is Mine (1946)

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