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''[[Halliwell's Film Guide]]'' comments that it is "one of the star's last vehicles, not too bad at all, but without the sweet smell of success";<ref name=georgeformby/> while ''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Five screenwriters collaborated on the script, churning out a lively, witty programmer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/i-didnt-do-it/review/101703/|title=I Didn't Do It | TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref> | ''[[w:Halliwell's Film Guide|Halliwell's Film Guide]]'' comments that it is "one of the star's last vehicles, not too bad at all, but without the sweet smell of success";<ref name=georgeformby/> while ''[[w:TV Guide|TV Guide]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Five screenwriters collaborated on the script, churning out a lively, witty programmer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/i-didnt-do-it/review/101703/|title=I Didn't Do It | TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref> | ||
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| Directed by | Marcel Varnel |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Marcel Varnel |
| Starring | George Formby |
| Cinematography | Roy Fogwell |
| Edited by | Douglas Robertson |
| Music by | Harry Bidgood |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (UK) |
Release date | 6 August 1945 (UK) |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I Didn't Do It is a 1945 British comedy crime film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Dennis Wyndham and Carl Jaffe. Formby's songs include: "She's Got Two Of Everything"' (Cunningham/Towers), "'I'd Like A Dream Like That'" (Formby/Cliffe), and "The Daring Young Man"' (Formby/Cliffe).[1] Because of a realistic murder scene, the film was granted a British 'A' certificate, ensuring no one under the age of 16 would be admitted to the cinema unless accompanied by an adult.[1]
Plot
A man named George Trotter staying at a theatrical boarding house is framed for a murder.[2]
Cast
- George Formby – George Trotter
- Billy Caryll – Tiger Tubbs
- Hilda Mundy – Ma Tubbs
- Gaston Palmer – Le Grand Gaston
- Jack Daly – Terry O'Rourke
- Carl Jaffe – Hilary Vance
- Marjorie Browne – Betty Dickinson
- Wally Patch – Sergeant Carp
- Ian Fleming – Chief Inspector Twyning
- Vincent Holman – Erasmus Montague
- Dennis Wyndham – Tom Driscoll
- Jack Raine – J.B Cato
- Georgina Cookson – Willow Thane
- Merle Tottenham – Tessie
- Gordon McLeod – Superintendent Belstock
- Honor Boswell - Alpha
- Beryl Boswell - Omega
Critical reception
Halliwell's Film Guide comments that it is "one of the star's last vehicles, not too bad at all, but without the sweet smell of success";[1] while TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Five screenwriters collaborated on the script, churning out a lively, witty programmer".[3]
References
- ^ a b c "I Didn't Do It". www.georgeformby.co.uk.
- ^ "I Didn't Do It (1945)". British Film Institute (BFI).
- ^ "I Didn't Do It | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
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- 1945 films
- British crime comedy films
- British comedy films
- 1940s English-language films
- Films directed by Marcel Varnel
- 1940s crime comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- Films produced by Marcel Varnel
- 1945 comedy films
- 1940s British films
