Here's George

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Here's George
Directed by Redd Davis
Written byMarriott Edgar
Based onThe Service Flat by Marriott Edgar
Produced byThomas Charles Arnold
Starring Pat Paterson
Syd Crossley
Merle Tottenham
Cinematography Desmond Dickinson
Production
company
Thomas Charles Arnold Productions
Distributed byProducers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • 16 September 1932 (1932-09-16)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Here's George is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and featuring Pat Paterson, Syd Crossley and Merle Tottenham. It was adapted by Marriott Edgar from his own play The Service Flat. [1] It was shot at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie. [2]

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Synopsis

A young man tries to impress his prospective parents-in-law with his apartment full of labour-saving devices, which quickly go wrong causing chaos.

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References

  1. McFarlane p.174
  2. Wood p.74

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