20 Nov 1928
Show People
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
Let George Do It!
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.
Top Billed Cast
George Formby George Hepplewhite
Phyllis Calvert Mary Wilson
Garry Marsh Mendez
Romney Brent Slim Selwyn
Bernard Lee Oscar
Coral Browne Iris
Helena Pickard Oscar's Wife
Percy Walsh Schwartz, Spy Chieftain
Diana Beaumont Greta, Hotel Receptionist
Torin Thatcher U-Boat Commander
Donald Calthrop Frederick Strickland
Hal Gordon Alf Arbuckle, Dinky Do
Johnnie Schofield Solicitous Steward
Daniel Brown Baker (uncredited)
Alec Clunes Officer (uncredited)
Walter Fitzgerald Dockside Policeman (uncredited)
Ian Fleming Col. Harcourt (uncredited)
Jack Hobbs Conway (uncredited)
James Knight Passenger On SS Macaulay (uncredited)
Albert Lieven German Radio Operator (uncredited)
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