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Trouble Brewing (1939 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Trouble Brewing' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Googie Withers and Gus McNaughton. It was made by Associated Talking Pictures,Wood p.99 and includes the songs "Fanlight Fanny" and "Hitting the Highspots Now". The film is based on a novel by Joan Butler, and the sets were designed by art director Wilfred Shingleton.
Plot summary
George Formby plays George Gullip, a 'Daily Sun' compositor who wins a large sum at the racing. He collects three ten-pound notes. Unable to spend them at the bar, he exchanges them for six fivers. He is paid with counterfeit notes. Gullip then tries to find the criminals. In so doing he goes "undercover" as a waiter and a wrestler. Clues suggest the villain is Gullip's own boss.
Cast
Critical reception
'TV Guide' found the film an "enjoyable Formby vehicle". 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."
References
Bibliography
* 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.
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