George in Civvy Street | |
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Directed by |
Marcel Varnel Ben Henry |
Produced by |
Marcel Varnel Ben Henry |
Written by |
Howard Irving Young Peter Fraser Ted Kavanagh Max Kester Gale Pedrick |
Starring |
George Formby Ronald Shiner Rosalyn Boulter Ian Fleming |
Music by | Harry Bidgood |
Cinematography | Phil Grindrod |
Edited by | Douglas Robertson |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
Release date
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8 July 1946 (UK) |
Running time
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79 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
George in Civvy Street is a 1946 British comedy film directed and produced by Marcel Varnel and stars George Formby, Ronald Shiner, and Ian Fleming. It was made by the British subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. This was Formby's last big screen appearance. After the film flopped at the box office, he resumed his career in the music hall. The working title for the film was "Remember the Unicorn".
This comedy film portrays George Formby leaving the forces and becoming a village pub owner, who works to turn a waitress from her current boss, a rival pub owner. Formby falls in love with the waitress, and various battles ensue between the pub rivals.