No Limit (1936 film)

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The motion picture No Limit was a popular comedy which was released in 1936 by Associated Talking Pictures. It starred George Formby and Florence Desmond, and it concerned Formby's ambition to win the Isle of Man TT Race, against large odds. He not only succeeds in winning the race, but the girl as well.

No Limit
Directed by	Monty Banks
Produced by	Basil Dean
Written by	Tom Geraghty, Fred Thompson, Walter Greenwood
Starring	George Formby, Florence Desmond, Edward Rigby
Music by	Ord Hamilton
Cinematography	Robert Martin
Distributed by	Associated Talking Pictures
Release date(s)	23 March 1936
Running time	80 min.
Country	UK
Language	English
Budget	£30,000
Preceded by	The Song That Made The Star
Followed by	Keep Your Seats Please
IMDb profile

Contents 1 Cast 2 Crew 3 Plot 4 Songs 5 Trivia 6 Sources 7 External links

[edit] Cast

George Formby - George Shuttleworth

Florence Desmond - Florrie Dibney

Edward Rigby - Grandfather Dibney

Florence Gleason - Mrs Shuttleworth

Beatrix Fielden-Kaye - Mrs Horrocks

Howard Douglas - Turner

Jack Hobbs - Bert Tyldesley

Peter Gawthorne - Mr Higgins

Eva Lister - Rita

Evelyn Roberts - BBC Commentator

Ernest Sefton - Mr Hardacre

Arthur Young - Doctor

[edit] Crew

Producer - Basil Dean

Director - Monty Banks

Writers - Tom Geraghty/Fred Thompson from a story by Walter Greenwood

Art Direction - J.Elder Willis

Sound - John W.Mitchell

Supervising Editor - Jack Kitchen

Music - Ord Hamilton and his Twentieth Century Band

[edit] Plot

A chimmney sweep from Wigin dreams of winning the TT Races in the Isle of Man. With money 'borrowed' from his Grandfather, George Shuttleworth builds the 'Shuttleworth Snap' motor-cycle after failing to join the Rainbow Motor-Cycle team.

[edit] Songs

• "Riding in the TT Races." Performed by George Formby and written by Cliffe & Gifford.

• "Riding Around on a Rainbow." Performed by George Formby and Florance Desmond and wriiten by Fred E.Cliffe.

• "In a Little Wigan Garden." Performed by George Formby and written by Cliffe & Gifford.

• "Your Way is My Way." Performed by George Formby and written by Harry Parr-Davis.

[edit] Trivia

No Limit used the 1935 Isle of Man TT as the backdrop to the film production. Many outdoor scenes where used in the Isle of Man including Douglas Beach, White City, Douglas Head Road, the Palace Ballrooms and the Douglas Camera Obscura.^[1]

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

Photos

• No Limit Film Still (retrieved November 16, 2006)
• No Limit Film Still (retrieved November 16, 2006)
• No Limit Film Still (retrieved November 16, 2006)

Other Links

• www.georgeformby.co.uk (retrieved November 16, 2006)
• IOM Guide for No Limit (retrieved November 16, 2006)