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{{Short description|1945 film by Marcel Varnel}}
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==Critical reception==
==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";<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 &#124; TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>
''[[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 ''[[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 &#124; TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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I Didn't Do It
"I Didn't Do It" (1945).jpg
Directed byMarcel Varnel
Written by
Produced byMarcel Varnel
StarringGeorge Formby
CinematographyRoy Fogwell
Edited byDouglas Robertson
Music byHarry Bidgood
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures (UK)
Release date
6 August 1945 (UK)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

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

  1. ^ a b c "I Didn't Do It". www.georgeformby.co.uk.
  2. ^ "I Didn't Do It (1945)". British Film Institute (BFI).
  3. ^ "I Didn't Do It | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

External links

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