Trouble Brewing (1939)
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Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing as a wrestler and waiter in his investigative efforts, George proves a greater menace to public order than the criminals he is chasing.
- Date of release
- 1939-03-01
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music, Romance
- Director
- Anthony Kimmins
Casting
- George Formby — George Gullip
- Googie Withers — Mary Brown
- Gus McNaughton — Bill Pike
- Esma Cannon — Maid
- Garry Marsh — A.G. Brady
- C. Denier Warren — Major Hopkins
- Beatrix Fielden-Kaye — Housekeeper
- Joss Ambler — Lord Redhill
- Ronald Shiner — Bridgewater
- Martita Hunt — Mme Berdi
- Basil Radford — Guest at Madame Berdi's
- Hal Gordon — Brewery Truck Driver
Interesting facts
Trouble Brewing is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Googie Withers and Gus McNaughton. It was written by Michael Hogan, Angus MacPhail and Kimmins, based on a novel by Joan Butler.
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