[78-L] George Formby film
Julian Vein
julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk.invalid
Mon Aug 8 10:11:15 PDT 2016
On 07/08/16 19:34, Thomas Stern wrote:
> All the extant George Formby films with the exception of FEATHER YOUR NEST
> (1937) had made it to DVD. This film finally available
>
> from NETWORK(UK) as of 2014 in their EALING STUDIO RARITIES collection,
> Volume 14.
>
> What may interest some on this list is the setting and plot of the film -
> George is a clumsy assistant to the recording engineer
>
> at "Monarch" Records. He drops a wax master, smashing it. To hide the
> blunder, he records himself performing the song, which
>
> becomes a hit.
>
> Cheers, Thomas.
>
> _______________________________________________
This sounds like a similar plot to Vera Lynn's 1943 film "We'll Meet Again".
Julian Vein
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