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Keep Fit
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Wikipedia article
'Keep Fit' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made.
Synopsis
George Formby again plays his working class underdog, gormless, gullible, indefatigable and triumphant hero. A weakling, Formby's character overcomes obstacles to beat a corrupt rival in the boxing ring. He plays a scrawny barber's assistant who, in response to the keep fit fad sweeping through Britain at the time, dreams of a better physique, and sings of it in the catchy "Biceps, Muscle and Brawn". He falls in love with a beautiful manicurist, and competes for her affections with a muscle bound thug. The manicurist is more attracted to the brute until the barber can prove that he is a crook, and defeat him in the boxing ring.
Cast
* George Formby as George Green
* Kay Walsh as Joan Allen
* Guy Middleton as Hector Kent
* George Benson as Ernie Gill
* Gus McNaughton as "Echo" Publicity Manager
* Evelyn Roberts as Mr Barker
* Aubrey Mallalieu as Magistrate
* Edmund Breon as Sir Augustus Marks
* Hal Gordon as Reporter
* Hal Walters as Racing Tough
* C. Denier Warren as Editor
* Edgar Driver as Boat Hire Owner
* Leo Franklyn as Racing Tough
* Robert Nainby as Judge At The Gym
* Julian Vedey as Hairdressing Dept Head
* Jack Vyvian as Boat Hire Man
* D.J. Williams as Editor of The Gazette
Critical reception
According to Sky Movies "it's a bouncy, confidently made comedy that's fun throughout and pretty hilarious in its boxing-ring conclusion".
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