Date: Saturday 23 January
Venue: Opera House
Time: 2pm
Tickets: £5
Play along George Formby: Keep your Seats, Please!
Year: 1936 Running Time: 82
Director: Monty Banks
Starring: George Formby, Florence Desmond, Gus McNaughton, Harry Tate, Alistair Sim, Fiona Stewart (credited as ‘Binkie’ Stewart.
Cert: PG
Genre: Comedy
Songs:
- Keep Your Seats Please (Formby/Gifford/Cliffe)
- When I’m Cleaning Windows (Formby/Gifford/Cliffe)
Blackpool favourite George Formby plays an heir on a mission. Based on the play Twelve Chairs by Elie Ilf and Eugene Petrov, George is supposed to inherit some valuable jewels from his aunt. However, he has to find his fortune which has been hidden in a set of chairs which have been sold separately at auction.
Watch out for:
- One of George’s greatest hits, “The Window Cleaner”
- Alastair Sim as the shady lawyer who also has his eye on the hidden fortune.
A great film for all the family, we invite ukulele enthusiasts young and old to join in and play along!
