Wee Geordie
(1955)
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The Laird
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| Bill Travers | ... |
Geordie Mac Taggart
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Norah Gorsen | ... |
Jean
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Molly Urquhart | ... |
Mrs. Mac Taggart, Geordie's Mother
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Francis De Wolff | ... |
Samson
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Jack Radcliffe | ... |
The Minister
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Brian Reece | ... |
Olympic selector
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Raymond Huntley | ... |
Olympic selector
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Miles Malleson | ... |
Lord Paunceton
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Jameson Clark | ... |
Georgie's Father
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Doris Goddard | ... |
Helga
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Stanley Baxter | ... |
Postman
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Duncan Macrae | ... |
Schoolmaster
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Paul Young | ... |
Young Geordie
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Anna Ferguson | ... |
Young Jean
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Concerned about his small stature, a young Scottish boy applies for a mail-order body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. At the age of 21, he displays a talent for hammer-throwing, and is selected to represent Britain in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
September 1955 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Wee Geordie See more »Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKCompany Credits
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Geordie's mail order Mentor/Physical Culture Instructor, Henry Samson (Francis DeWolff) is obviously a spoof of real life Mail Order Muscle Building entrepreneur, Charles Atlas. See more »Quotes
Schoolmaster: I only wish, McTaggart, that you had acquired as much in knowledge as much as you have in height and weight. Nevertheless you have managed to obtain your school leaving certificate.See more »
Just as with the other commentators, I too saw this film decades ago. It had already been in release for a couple of years, so there was a muzzy sense of age to it, even then.
I'm taking a guess here, but I'd be willing to wager that those who remember this film best, are males. We remember the wee Scots lad with his wire-hanger-thin arms and his knobby knees; and then we remember the fine figure of a man that he grew into. Yet, in retrospect, it is Geordie's slightly puzzled reactions to the incidentals that happen as a young man that makes him an endearing character.
While filmed in black and white, at the risk of a pun, this is one of the most colorful films ever made. What took it past a Cinderella-esque sort of movie, was Alistar Sim playing the foil. Who will forget the gorgeous old codger when he and Geordie are traipsing in the highlands, shooting for grouse. Feeling a call to nature, Sim discretely tells Geordie to go on ahead, and that he will join him momentarily. "Don't, if you please, shoot into the bushes," he warns Geordie. The young man wanders away, passing time
- only to suddenly see a flock of grouse rush for the bush. Taking quick
aim, he blasts away with both barrels. Not two seconds later, we see Sim, hobbled with his pants around his knees, thrusting his fist into the air and shouting, "Didn't I tell you to shoot anywhere but into the bushes!" The scene still makes me laugh.Bill Travers went on to achieve considerable star power with "Born Free", and unless I'm mistaken, became an environmental activist.
One curiosity: "Geordie" is a term of endearment of the name, George, in the city/district of Newcastle. I haven't been able to reckon out why a Scots lad should bear such an English name. --Any suggestions?