Comedy ·Music ·War · United Kingdom · 1940 · 1h 22m

Let George Do It!

Let George Do It! poster
Director
Marcel Varnel
Cast
George Formby as George Hepplewhite Phyllis Calvert as Mary Wilson Garry Marsh as Mendez Romney Brent as Slim Selwyn Bernard Lee as Oscar Coral Browne as Iris
Crew
Ronald Neame — Director of Photography Ray Pitt — Editor Austin Melford — Screenplay John Dighton — Screenplay Angus MacPhail — Screenplay Basil Dearden — Screenplay
Synopsis

Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.

Mood & Themes
hotelmusicianworld war iimistaken identityradio transmissionsecret agentnorwayslapstick comedydoverbergen norwayukulele
Key Collaborators
Marcel Varnel Director Ronald Neame Director of Photography Ray Pitt Editor Austin Melford Screenplay John Dighton Screenplay Angus MacPhail Screenplay Basil Dearden Screenplay Basil Deardon Producer Michael Balcon Producer
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