Let george do it old time radio golden age of radio. Scott randall schroepfer holds a electrical, general building contractor, plumbing, painting and decorating license and 1 other license according to the california license board. High resolution australian movie poster image for let george do it 1938. Let george do it is one of the best and most successful of the george formby vehicles. I think leslie halliwell even included it in his top 100 films of all time, probably pushing the boat out a bit too far for most people. Jul 04, 2016 let george do it is a childrens unison and twopart musical featuring george washington and king george iii. Thinking he s arriving in blackpool not bergen, norway. Duration 79 minutes release date monday 11th november 1940 also known as. Let george do it is about a detective with one foot firmly planted in the toughguy detective genre, and the other in the romancedenied working relationship romantic field. It was so appropriate that we do it in 1976 since that was the 200th birthday of the united states of american. When britain entered the war, all the working class comedians, which were the staple of the british film industry to that time, took on the nazis. He is mistaken for a british spy and ends up in norway, caught up in axis intrigue.
It is about the story of george valentine, a toughguy detective who always prioritizes his job above anything else. The film benefits from the assured touch of marcel varnel. Let george do it 1938 the hero tries to do right by his buddies, only to court disaster with his wellmeaning interference. Let george do it what became of terry cable 510716, old time radio.
Clients came to valentines office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad. Hall at cinesound productions, the other one being gone to the dogs 1939. The films highlight is a bakery routine which dates back to charlie chaplins. Their buildzoom score of 92 ranks in the top 32% of 336,931 california licensed contractors. The toothy, guitarstrumming formby plays a dimwitted entertainer who is mistaken for a notorious nazi spy. Grandads flannelette nightshirt george formby, latta 2. Quite apart from being an effective vehicle for wartime propaganda, let george do it. With george wallace, letty craydon, joe valli, alec kellaway.
The hero tries to do right by his buddies, only to court disaster with his wellmeaning interference. Let george do it is a 1938 comedy starring popular stage comedian george wallace. George of the dinkie doos concert party on landing at dover finds himself put by mistake on the boat to bergen to replace a british intelligence agent. I have been trying to find the origin of let george do it. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. It starred bob bailey as detectiveforhire george valentine with olan soule stepping into the role in 1954. Along with him is his secretary, the smart and sassy ms. The image measures 1507 2177 pixels and is 647 kilobytes large.
Georgelloyd, gwenmunro, joevalli, aleckellaway, georgewallace director. Latest movie releases on the ster kinekor and nu metro circuits and at driveins, and independent, art and alternative movies and films on at cinemas, festivals or on the indie circuit in george. An unwitting spy in norway nearly fouls up a british intelligence operation. This is the film quite rightly regarded as the best george formby vehicle, with a much more interesting suspense story mixed together as usual with some rousing tunes on his banjolele. Let george do it 1946 aud 1 george lincoln, not valentine, old time radio by the classic archives old time radio channel. Opinion is still divided as to whether this or i see ice is the best george formby comedy. Let george do it home services handyman services in east. The toothy, guitarstrumming formby plays a dimwitted entertainer who is mistaken for a notorious.
To hell with hitler is a 1940 british blackandwhite comedy musical war film directed by marcel varnel and starring george formby. Listen to let george do it 460514 jonathan winters murder mystery online using any of the 3 radio players below. I had thought that it might be from the title of the 1940 george formby film. Mar 10, 2016 this reading, a poem titled let george do it, portrays a reality that i guarantee every human has struggled with in some form or another during their life. The film benefits from the assured touch of marcel varnel, who had already directed the will hay comedy classic oh, mr. Let george do it posted by gary martin on august 04, 2008 at 08. This problem is the passing off of your own work to other people, or assuming that others will take care of your responsibilities. Definition of let george do it in the idioms dictionary. He is mistaken for a fellow british intelligence agent by a woman mary, and becomes involved in trying to defeat nazi agents. Shortly after the start of world war ii, a ukelele player george takes the wrong boat and finds himself in still uninvaded norway. The plot involves the sabotage of the uboats which were sinking the british shipping at the time, so it was very topical. Movie info let george do it is one of the best and most successful of the george formby vehicles.
It was produced by michael balcon for associated talking pictures and its successor, ealing studios, and distributed in the uk by abfd. Off limits 1953 mickey rooney full lenght comedy movie. Let george do it was a radio drama series produced by owen and pauline vinson from 1946 to 1954. The misunderstanding is played to the hilt, culminating with our hero battling the forces of the axis on the fields of norway. Let george do it posted by smokey stover on august 26, 2008 at 05. A unwitting spy nearly fouls up british intelligence. With george formby, phyllis calvert, garry marsh, romney brent. Let george do it, old time radio the classic archives old time radio channel. Let george do it is one of the best and most successful of the george formby. Jun 27, 2006 box office mojo find movie box office data. Let george do it reminiscing 1976 nibby priest life on.
It was the first of two films wallace made for ken g. Let george do it the great detectives of old time radio. Wu is a window cleaner now gifford cliffe, george formby 3. Georges songs as always are the lynchpin of any formby movie and here we have two of his best, granddads flanalette. Let george do it was a detective drama that aired from 1946 to 1954. Listen to 195 episodes of let george do it for free. How peter jacksons new version of let it be will shatter. Other official name broadcast details last repeat wednesday 6th may 2020 at 5. In let george do it, formby plays a member of the performing dinky doos and on his way to a gig in blackpool. The film benefits from the assured touch of marcel varnel, who had already directed the will hay comedy classic oh. Theres always been a haze of mystery around the solo records that the various beatles made during the life of the group, as john, paul and george slunk away to let off their own individual.
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