I Didn't Do It (film)
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| Directed by | Marcel Varnel |
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| Produced by | Marcel Varnel |
| Starring | George Formby |
| Cinematography | Roy Fogwell |
| Edited by | Douglas Robertson |
| Music by | Harry Bidgood |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (UK) |
Release date | 6 August 1945 (UK) |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I Didn't Do It is a 1945 British comedy crime film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Dennis Wyndham and Carl Jaffe. Formby's songs include: "She's Got Two Of Everything"' (Cunningham/Towers), "'I'd Like A Dream Like That'" (Formby/Cliffe), and "The Daring Young Man"' (Formby/Cliffe).[1] Because of a realistic murder scene, the film was granted a British 'A' certificate, ensuring no one under the age of 16 would be admitted to the cinema unless accompanied by an adult.[1]
Plot
A man named George Trotter staying at a theatrical boarding house is framed for a murder.[2]
Cast
- George Formby as George Trotter
- Billy Caryll as Tiger Tubbs
- Hilda Mundy as Ma Tubbs
- Gaston Palmer as Le Grand Gaston
- Jack Daly as Terry O'Rourke
- Carl Jaffe as Hilary Vance
- Marjorie Browne as Betty Dickinson
- Wally Patch as Sergeant Carp
- Ian Fleming as Chief Inspector Twyning
- Vincent Holman as Erasmus Montague
- Dennis Wyndham as Tom Driscoll
- Jack Raine as J.B Cato
- Georgina Cookson as Willow Thane
- Merle Tottenham as Tessie
- Gordon McLeod as Superintendent Belstock
- Honor Boswell as Alpha
- Beryl Boswell as Omega
Critical reception
Halliwell's Film Guide comments that it is "one of the star's last vehicles, not too bad at all, but without the sweet smell of success";[1] while TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Five screenwriters collaborated on the script, churning out a lively, witty programmer".[3]
References
- ^ a b c "I Didn't Do It". www.georgeformby.co.uk.
- ^ "I Didn't Do It (1945)". British Film Institute (BFI). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "I Didn't Do It | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
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