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Lieferstatus:			i.d.R. innert 14-28 Tagen versandfertig
VÖ :			07.05.2007
EAN-Code:			5060034579564
Laufzeit:			555 min.
FSK/Rating:			PG
Genre:			Komödie
			Box-Set
Sprachen:			English
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Inhalt:

The show business career of George Formby spanned forty years, beginning in 1921 and lasting until his death in 1961. During that period he appeared in 21 hit films, made over 230 records, and made hundreds of stage performances. This coIlection showcases some of his finest moments on the big screen. 'No Limit' (1935) was Formby's first major film role after Ieaving the music halls. Assistant chimney sweep George ShuttIeworth (Formby) is Iaughed at by his friends when he dreams of winning the IsIe of Man's TT Motor CycIe Race. Undeterred, he spends his time restoring his battered motorcycle to its former gIory, and manages to set a new record at the trials when his brakes faiI. ln 'Let George Do It' (1940), George (Formby) is a ukelele-playing member of the Dinky-Do band, who is mistaken for a British agent and dispatched to Norway on a secret mission. Teaming up with Mary (Phyllis CaIvert) - a real operative - George stops bandIeader Mendez (Garry Marsh) sending coded musicaI messages to his Nazi paymasters over the radio, but faIIs afouI of some enemy agents when they pump him fulI of a truth drug. Can George overcome the Germans, save the day and win Mary's heart? ln 'Turned Out Nice Again' (1941), George Pearson (Formby) works in the manufacturing industry and produces a high quaIity Iine of traditionaI womens' underwear. But the poor felIow loses his job when he invests heavily in a revoIutionary new yarn which turns out to be as good as useIess. Never mind, though: George is going to prove the worth of his yarn, and produce some attractive and modern ladies' undergarments while he's at it... In 'I See Ice' (1938), George Bright (Formby) is a photographer's assistant who dreams of making it big, but his attempts to obtain a scoop only result in him getting the sack. George gets a job as the property man for an ice baIIet company, but keeps up his hobby in his spare time. After inventing a miniature camera that can be conceaIed in his bowtie, George inadvertentIy takes an incriminating snap of a Ieading journalist, which leads to him being acclaimed as a major photographic taIent. But wilI his new-found success heIp him to woo icy young skater Judy Gaye (Kay Walsh)? ln 'Spare a Copper' (1940), George (Formby) is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their pIanned destruction of the British battIeship HMS Hercules. Framed by the vilIains and forced to go on the run, George sets out to clear his name with the aid of his new girIfriend Jane (Dorothy Hyson). ln 'It's ln The Air' (1939), George (Formby) agrees to saIvage the situation after his sister's serviceman boyfriend forgets to deliver a message to his sergeant major. lmpersonating the RAF man to gain entry into the IocaI aerodrome, George finds it impossibIe to drop his disguise, and soon finds himself behind the controIs of a state-of-the-art bomber. FinalIy, in 'Come On, George' (1939), George (Formby) is a drifter on the run from the police, who meets up with a disagreeable staIIion while hiding in a horse box. Eventually the two become friends and George ends up riding his mate in the big race.