South American George (1941)
To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulfill contract obligations and also win the heart of the man's lovely press agent, Linden Travers.
- Date of release
- 1941-12-27
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Marcel Varnel, Leslie Arliss
Casting
- George Formby — George Butters / Gilli Vanetti
- Linden Travers — Carole Dean
- Enid Stamp-Taylor — Frances Martinique
- Jacques Brown — Enrico Richardo
- Felix Aylmer — Mr. Appleby
- Ronald Shiner — Swifty
- Alf Goddard — Slappy
- Gus McNaughton — George White
- Mavis Villiers — Mts. Durrant
- Herbert Lomas — Mr. Butters
- Eric Clavering — Mr. Durrant
- Cameron Hall — Muriel George
Interesting facts
South American George is a 1941 British black-and-white comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby in a dual role, Linden Travers, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Felix Aylmer, Ronald Shiner, Mavis Villiers and Herbert Lomas. It was written by Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee and Austin Melford, and was produced by Columbia (British) Productions. The film was re-released in 1947.
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