Keep Fit
| Keep Fit | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Produced by |
Basil Dean Jack Kitchin |
| Written by |
Anthony Kimmins Austin Melford |
| Starring |
George Formby Kay Walsh Guy Middleton Evelyn Roberts |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
| Cinematography |
John W. Boyle Gordon Dines Ronald Neame |
| Edited by | Ernest Aldridge |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | ABFD |
Release dates | 1937 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Keep Fit is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. It was made at Ealing Studios.[1] Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made.[2]
Synopsis
George Formby again plays his working class underdog, gormless, gullible, indefatigable and triumphant hero.
Here Formby's character is a weakling who overcomes obstacles to beat a corrupt rival in the boxing ring. He plays a scrawny barber's assistant who, in response to the keep fit fad sweeping through Britain at the time, dreams of a better physique, and sings of it in the catchy ‘Biceps, Muscle and Brawn’. He falls in love with a beautiful manicurist, and competes for her affections with a muscle bound thug. The manicurist is more attracted to the brute until the barber can prove that he is a crook, and defeat him in the boxing ring.[3][4]
Cast
- George Formby as George Freen
- Kay Walsh as Joan Allen
- Guy Middleton as Hector Kent
- George Benson as Ernie Gill
- Gus McNaughton as "Echo" Publicity Manager
- Evelyn Roberts as Mr Barker
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Magistrate
- Edmund Breon as Sir Augustus Marks
- Hal Gordon as Reporter
- Hal Walters as Racing Tough
- C. Denier Warren as Editor
- Edgar Driver as Boat Hire Owner
- Leo Franklyn as Racing Tough
- Robert Nainby as Judge At The Gym
- Julian Vedey as Hairdressing Dept Head
- Jack Vyvian as Boat Hire Man
- D.J. Williams as Editor of The Gazette
Critical reception
Sky Movies wrote " it's a bouncy, confidently made comedy that's fun throughout and pretty hilarious in its boxing-ring conclusion."[5]
References
- ↑ Wood p.95
- ↑ "Keep Fit - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 2002-05-23. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ↑ "Keep Fit (1937) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ↑ Nield, Anthony (2010-04-08). "Keep Fit | DVD Video Review | Film @ The Digital Fix". Film.thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ↑ "Keep Fit - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 2002-05-23. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Keep Fit at the Internet Movie Database