Get Cracking
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“George joins the Home Guard and saves the day with his secret weapon!”
Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was produced by Marcel Varnel, Ben Henry and Columbia (British) Productions. This comedy explores the wayward rivalry between mechanic and Home Guard Lance Corporal George Singleton (George Formby) and an adversary also in the Home Guard (Ronald Shiner). When the rival Home Guard units of Major Wallop and Minor Wallop are sent on battle manoeuvres, George Singleton (Formby) launches his own unique style of commando raid against neighbouring Major Wallop to steal a Vickers machine gun. The raid fails and Singleton loses his Lance Corporal's stripe, so he and a little evacuee girl named Irene (Vera Frances) decide to fall back on 'Plan B' - to build their very own tank.
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Cast
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George Formby
George Singleton
Also in
Let George Do It!
No Limit
Dinah Sheridan
Mary Pemberton
Known for
The Railway Children
Genevieve
Edward Rigby
Sam Elliott
Known for
Young and Innocent
A Canterbury Tale
Ronald Shiner
Everett Manley
Also in
Innocents in Paris
Dry Rot
Frank Pettingell
Alf Pemberton
Known for
Gaslight
The Crimson Pirate
Wally Patch
Sgt. Joe Preston
Known for
Poor Cow
E. V. H. Emmett
Commentator (voice)
Also in
Isle of Levant
Civilian Front
Frank Atkinson
Station Master
Known for
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Harry Fowler
Boy on Skates
Known for
Great
Hue and Cry
Vera Frances
Irene
Also in
Back-Room Boy
Waterloo Road
Irene Handl
Maggie Turner
Known for
The Italian Job
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Mike Johnson
Josh
Also in
Hotel Reserve
The River House Ghost
Marcel Varnel Director · Edward Dryhurst Screenplay Michael Vaughan Screenplay
First release May 17, 1943 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Colombia Pictures
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production
Colombia Pictures
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 17, 1943
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No release date listed for United States.
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