Trouble Brewing

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Trouble Brewing is a 1939 British comedy film. It is based on the novel by Joan Butler.

[edit] Plot outline

George Formby plays a Daily Sun compositor who wins a large sum at the racing. He is paid with counterfeit notes. Formby’s character (George Gullip) then tries to find the criminals. In the process he goes "under cover" as a waiter and a wrestler. Clues suggest the villain is Gullip’s own boss.

The film has Googie Withers in an early rôle.

[edit] Cast

• George Formby - George Gullip
• Googie Withers - Mary Brown
• Gus McNaughton - Bill Pike
• Garry Marsh - A.G. Brady
• C. Denier Warren - Major Hopkins

[edit] Details

• Producer – Jack Kitchen
• Director - Anthony Kimmins,
• Screenplay – Anthony Kimmins, Angus McPhail andMichael Hogan.
• Length – 87 minutes
• Colour - Black & White