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1936

Keep Your Seats, Please

Directed by Monty Banks
The picture that made Formby box-office fun favourite No. 1

Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off! Can George and his chums track down his rightful due before his grasping solicitor (Alastair Sim, in an early film appearance) snatches the lot? It's hard to say, but he still finds time to perform both the title song and the classic 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'.

Duration

1h 22m

Released

August 1, 1936

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6.4

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Cast12

  • George Formby
  • Florence Desmond
  • Alastair Sim
  • May Whitty
  • Enid Stamp-Taylor
  • Gus McNaughton
  • Harry Tate
  • Tom Payne
  • Beatrix Fielden-Kaye

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