Summary
George is an unwilling civilian during the war. When an enlisted friend switches clothes with him in order to go to a party, George finds himself mistakenly pressed into the navy, where he gets involved with pretty Ann Firth and caught up in a subplot involving German spies.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 62
Audience score62%
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most war movies, −21 min on the typical 118
typical 11897Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Released
1944
February 7, 1944
82 years ago
Genres
WarComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 7 more12 people
- George FormbyGeorge Blake
- Anne FirthPat
- Reginald PurdellBirdie Edwards
- Peter Murray-HillShapley
- Manning WhileyChurch
- HDHugh DempsterWhite
- Dennis WyndhamBlack
- Charles FarrellJim Bennett
- Eliot MakehamJohnson
Peter GawthorneAdm. Sir William Coltham
Jane WelshRita- GSGeorge SpenceSailor in Marching Contingent (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Marcel Varnel Director, Producer
- Tom Payne Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Edward Dryhurst Screenplay
- Peter Fraser Screenplay
- Richard Fisher Idea
- Peter Creswell Idea
Camera · 2
- Basil Emmott Director of Photography
- Roy Fogwell Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Max Brenner Editor
Sound · 2
- Harry Bidgood Music Director
- Victor Wilson Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- George Provis Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- George Claff Makeup Artist
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