No Limit (1936 film)
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| 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 |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £30,000 |
| Preceded by | The Song That Made The Star |
| Followed by | Keep Your Seats Please |
| IMDb profile | |
No Limit is a popular comedy film 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.
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[edit] Plot
A chimney sweep from Wigan dreams of winning the TT Races in the Isle of Man. With money 'borrowed' from his grandfather, George Shuttleworth builds the 'Shuttleworth Snap' motorcycle after failing to join the Rainbow Motor-Cycle team.
[edit] Cast
- George Formby as George Shuttleworth
- Florence Desmond as Florrie Dibney
- Edward Rigby as Grandfather Dibney
- Florence Gleason as Mrs Shuttleworth
- Beatrix Fielden-Kaye as Mrs Horrocks
- Howard Douglas as Turner
- Jack Hobbs as Bert Tyldesley
- Peter Gawthorne as Mr Higgins
- Eva Lister as Rita
- Evelyn Roberts as BBC Commentator
- Ernest Sefton as Mr Hardacre
- Arthur Young as 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] 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 Florence Desmond and written 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] Production notes
- No Limit used the 1935 Isle of Man TT as the backdrop to the film production. Many outdoor scenes were used in the Isle of Man including Douglas Beach, White City, Douglas Head Road, the Palace Ballrooms and the Douglas Camera Obscura.[1]
- Many stunts in the movie are by motor-cycle racers from the Isle of Man including brothers Bertie and Harold Rowell.[2] Members of the Peveril Motor Cycle Club also carried out some of the stunts, including Cyril Standen who crashed into the front-door of the Ballacraine Hotel and the crash into the river at Sulby.[3]
[edit] Sources
- ^ Isle of Man Weekly Times dated 25 May 1935
- ^ The Tourist Trophy in Old Photographs Collected by Bill Snelling. pp121 Sutton Publishing ISBN 1 8401 505 99
- ^ Centenary of the Borough of Douglas 1896-1996 Gordon N.Kniverton The Manx Experience pp109 ISBN 1 873120 21 4
[edit] External links
[edit] 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)
[edit] Other
- www.georgeformby.co.uk (retrieved November 16, 2006)
- IOM Guide for No Limit (retrieved November 16, 2006)
