ANOTHER FORMBY FILM
COMING TO ST. JAMES George Formby’s series of xiotou* screen successes has built up for him such popularity as an entertainer that his new picture, ‘ Keep Fit,’ which wiR begin a season at the St. James on Fri« day, will be welcomed with enthusiasm by his legion of admirers. And ‘ Keep Fit ’ has been unanimously . acclaimed “ Formby’s funniest film to date.” This time George is seen as a ban* ber’s assistant with an unfortunate habit of catting customers’ chins, and « totally undeserved reputation as ai crack athlete. Force of circumstance* and a pretty; manicurist in the barber’* shop make it necessary for George ta manage. by hook or by crook to com§ up to expectations as an oarsman* swimmer, gymnasium expert, and cham* pion boxer fighting under the nom d* plume of “ The Battling Barber.” How George, with the help of a seer?! mascot, is put through his paces-in multitude of feats of prowess and man vellously emerges triumphant provide the meat of the story and roars of laughter for his audiences.
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Evening Star, Issue 22882, 14 February 1938, Page 14
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175ANOTHER FORMBY FILM Evening Star, Issue 22882, 14 February 1938, Page 14
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