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Trouble Brewing (1939)

directed by Anthony Kimmins

About this title: Most of British regional comedian George Formby's vehicles were released in the US through Columbia Pictures; somehow Trouble Brewing slipped through the cracks. Bucktoothed Formby plays a newspaper printer who wins big at the racetrack. Unfortunately he is paid off in counterfeit bills. To avoid the long arm of the law, Formby sets about collaring the crooks himself. The trail leads inexorably (and hilariously) to Formby's own boss. George Formby's leading lady in Trouble Brewing was the gloriously named Googie Withers, later a major British film actress specializing in murder melodramas. ~ ... read more

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Trouble Brewing

Anthony Kimmins

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Description: George Formby, Googie Withers, Joss Ambler, Gus McNaughton, Garry Marsh, Ronald Shiner, Basil Radford. New in new packaging. 1939 Run time: 87. Newspaper printer wins a ton of cash at the races but is paid in counterfeit money. In order to prove his innocence, George and his buddy must capture the real crooks, while avoiding the police themselves! Written by Anthony Kimmins. read more

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