Feather Your Nest is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring George Formby, Polly Ward and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It contains Formby's signature tune, Leaning on a Lamp-post.[1]
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| Directed by | William Beaudine |
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| Produced by | Basil Dean |
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| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Ernest Aldridge |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A worker at a gramophone record factory surprisingly creates a hit song, "Leaning on a Lamp-post".
Cast edit
- George Formby as Willie Piper
- Polly Ward as Mary Taylor
- Enid Stamp-Taylor as Daphne Randall
- Val Rosing as Rex Randall
- Davy Burnaby as Sir Martin
- Jack Barty as Mr Chester
- Clifford Heatherley as Randall's valet
- Frederick Burtwell as Murgatroyd
- Ethel Coleridge as Mrs Taylor
- Jimmy Godden as Mr Higgins
- Moore Marriott as Mr Jenkins
- Syd Crossley as Police Constable
- Frank Perfitt as Studio manager
- Frederick Piper as Green
- Mike Johnson as Charlie
- Leonard Sharp as Mr. Peabody
- Harry Terry as Furniture Thief
- Hal Walters as Man Outside Furniture Shop
- Edie Martin as Blanche
Critical reception edit
- Halliwell's Film Guide observed "the star in less farcical vein than usual" [2]
- TV Guide concluded, "not one of Formby's best films, but mildly enjoyable, nonetheless".[3]
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "FEATHER YOUR NEST (1937)". BFI Film & TV Database. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Feather Your Nest". Georgeformby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Feather Your Nest Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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