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George in Civvy Street (1946)

George in Civvy Street poster
Directed by
Marcel Varnel
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
U
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British comedian tries to adjust to life after World War II. He finds himself in various humorous situations.

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What happens

George in Civvy Street (also known as Remember the Unicorn) is a 1946 British comedy film directed and produced by Marcel Varnel starring George Formby with Ronald Shiner and Ian Fleming. It was written by Howard Irving Young, Peter Fraser, Ted Kavanagh, Max Kester and Gale Pedrick, and was made by the British subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. This was Formby's last big screen appearance. After the film was unsuccessful at the box office, he resumed his career in the music hall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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