Keep Your Seats, Please

Monty Banks
1936-08-01

The picture that made Formby box-office fun favourite No. 1
6
82 min

Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off! Can George and his chums track down his rightful due before his grasping solicitor (Alastair Sim, in an early film appearance) snatches the lot? It's hard to say, but he still finds time to perform both the title song and the classic 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'.

Cast

Name Character Team
George Formby George Withers Unowned
Florence Desmond Florrie Unowned
Alastair Sim A. S. Drayton Unowned
May Whitty Aunt Georgina Withers Unowned
Enid Stamp-Taylor Madame Louise Unowned
Gus McNaughton Max Unowned
Harry Tate Auctioneer Unowned
Tom Payne Man from Child Welfare Unowned
Beatrix Fielden-Kaye Woman from Child Welfare Unowned
Clifford Heatherley Dr. G. Wilberforce Unowned
Binkie Stuart Binkie Unowned
Hal Gordon Sailor Unowned