South American George
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| 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 |
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Production
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Columbia British Productions
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
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Release dates
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27 December 1941 (UK) |
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Running time
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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
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- South American George at AllMovie
- South American George 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). South American George at IMDb
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