PARAMOUNT THEATRE,

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 10, 11 July 1940, Page 14

PARAMOUNT THEATRE,

I'Come On, George."

A new Formby picture is always ian event, but his latest Ealing produc-j tion, "Come On, George," which opens .tomorrow at the Paramount Theatre, surpasses even the best of his amazing list of successes. The story shows George selling ices on a racecourse and consumed with the desire to be a jockey himself. He is falsely accused of being a pickpocket, and because various circumstances point against him, he takes to his heels and manages to get on a train by dropping into a horse-box, where he unwittingly becomes the companion of Maneater — the fiercest and most unmanageable [racehorse that ever crippled a jockey. Being entirely ignorant of this fact, he has no fear of the animal, thereby gaining its confidence. When he does discover the truth, however, he is simply terrified, and nothing on earth, will induce him to ride it, as promised, in a big race until he finds the savings of his girl's grandfather are at stake. This film is chock full of amusing incidents, one of its biggest thrills being the final race, packed with excitement and suspense. George's ukulele is much in evidence during the course o\ the picture, and he sings four new catchy songs in his own irresistible style. They are "I'm Making Headway Now/ "Come On, George," "Goodnight, Little Fella," and "Pardon Me." The associate film is "Street of Missing Men," a newspaper story in which the racketeering element plays a large part. The stars are Charles Bickford, Harry Carey, and Mabel Todd.