Trouble Brewing (1939 film)
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
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| Produced by | Jack Kitchin |
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| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
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| Music by | Ernest Irving |
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| Distributed by | Associated British |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Trouble Brewing is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Googie Withers and Gus McNaughton.[1] It was made by Associated Talking Pictures,[2] and includes the songs "Fanlight Fanny" and "Hitting the Highspots Now".[3] The film is based on a novel by Joan Butler, and the sets were designed by art director Wilfred Shingleton.
Plot summary
[edit]George Formby plays George Gullip, a Daily Sun compositor who wins a large sum at the races. He collects three ten-pound notes but, unable to spend them at the bar, exchanges them for six five-pound notes, which turn out to be counterfeit. Gullip is determined to find the criminals and in so doing goes "undercover" as a waiter and a wrestler, before various clues suggest the villain is Gullip's own boss at the newspaper.[4]
Cast
[edit]- George Formby as George Gullip
- Googie Withers as Mary Brown
- Gus McNaughton as Bill Pike
- Garry Marsh as A.G. Brady
- C. Denier Warren as Major Hopkins
- Beatrix Fielden-Kaye as Housekeeper
- Joss Ambler as Lord Redhill
- Ronald Shiner as Bridgewater
- Martita Hunt as Madame Berdi
- Esma Cannon as Maid
- Basil Radford as Guest
- Hal Gordon as Brewery Truck Driver
- James Knight as Brewery Foreman
- Harry Terry as Race Card Seller
- Jack Vyvian as Policeman Playing Cards
- Elsie Wagstaff as Mrs. Hopkins
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guide found the film an "enjoyable Formby vehicle".[3] Sky Movies wrote, "the fun is as fast and furious in this incident-packed George Formby romp as in any film he made...Receipts foamed over at box-offices throughout Britain."[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | TROUBLE BREWING (1939)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Wood p.99
- ^ a b "Trouble Brewing Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Kimmins, Anthony (24 July 1939), Trouble Brewing (Action, Comedy, Crime), George Formby, Googie Withers, Gus McNaughton, Associated Talking Pictures (ATP), retrieved 4 December 2023
- ^ "Trouble Brewing - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 6 November 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
[edit]- Trouble Brewing at AllMovie
- Trouble Brewing at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Trouble Brewing at IMDb
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