Keep Fit

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Main otherTemplate:Template otherTemplate:Main other Keep Fit is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made.

Synopsis

George Formby again plays his working class underdog, gormless, gullible, indefatigable and triumphant hero. A weakling, Formby's character overcomes obstacles to beat a corrupt rival in the boxing ring. He plays a scrawny barber's assistant who, in response to the keep fit fad sweeping through Britain at the time, dreams of a better physique, and sings of it in the catchy "Biceps, Muscle and Brawn". He falls in love with a beautiful manicurist, and competes for her affections with a muscle bound thug. The manicurist is more attracted to the brute until the barber can prove that he is a crook, and defeat him in the boxing ring.

Cast

• George Formby as George Green
• Kay Walsh as Joan Allen
• Guy Middleton as Hector Kent
• George Benson as Ernie Gill
• Gus McNaughton as "Echo" Publicity Manager
• Evelyn Roberts as Mr Barker
• Aubrey Mallalieu as Magistrate
• Edmund Breon as Sir Augustus Marks
• Hal Gordon as Reporter
• Hal Walters as Racing Tough
• C. Denier Warren as Editor
• Edgar Driver as Boat Hire Owner
• Leo Franklyn as Racing Tough
• Robert Nainby as Judge At The Gym
• Julian Vedey as Hairdressing Dept Head
• Jack Vyvian as Boat Hire Man
• D.J. Williams as Editor of The Gazette

Critical reception

According to Sky Movies "it's a bouncy, confidently made comedy that's fun throughout and pretty hilarious in its boxing-ring conclusion".

See also

• List of boxing films

External links

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