George Formby - Life And Artimes DVD

In wartime England the #1 box-office attraction was George Formby a chirpy little comedian with a Lancashire accent who sang comic songs while strumming his banjolele This 1967 documentary narrated by co-star Gary Marsh traces Formby''s spectacular career from his early music hall days on to his world-wide fame on the silver screen. It shows his wife Beryl's strong influence on his success and talks to insiders in showbiz. Tracing his roots from Wigan through the war his 22 films and his appearances on the West End Stage the memorable tracks include Leaning On A Lamp... Post; With My Little Ukelele; Little Stick Of Blackpool Rock; Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt; Guarding Of The Home Of The Home Guards; When I'm Cleaning Windows; Ordinary People and others and also shows exclusive film footage of George entertaining the troops abroad during World War Two. [show more]

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