George Formby was brought to Ealing Studios by Basil Dean.His first film "No Limit" struck gold.Formbys film character was refined ,and as a result he was top of the UK box office from 1938 to 1943.Dean is shown as producer of many of the films but in fact he had set up a special unit for Formby which churned out his films to a successful formula.It is quite clear from his autobiography,that Dean had no real affection for Formby and a positive loathing for Beryl.She was on the set for every take.In fact it is probably Beryl who actually deserves much of the credit for his success.This film works to the standard formula,with 3 very catchy songs,winning the girl and catching the crooks in the end.He is given very solid support by Gus McNaughton.Formby was no great film actor,and one suspects that the reason for McNaughton having such a big role was to carry much of the comedic business which was rather above Formbys capabilities.It is a reasonably entertaining film.
Review of Trouble Brewing
