I Didn't Do It

I Didn't Do It

93 mins | Crime, Comedy | Jan. 1, 1945

Gormless George Trotter (George Formby) moves down from Manchester to the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune on the stage - only to find himself the prime suspect in a bizarre murder mystery! Whilst staying at Ma Tubbs' theatrical boarding house, a man is murdered in the room right next door to George. When George tries to solve the mystery, he ends up presenting the police with a whole load of clues - all of which point to him as the culprit! Now George must uncover the real murderer himself, with the help of his showbiz friends, his little Ukulele and a fiendishly cunning song! This delightful comedy musical includes three full-length musical numbers - The Daring Young Man, She's Got Two of Everything and I'd Like a Dream Like That.

I Didn't Do It

93 mins | Crime, Comedy | Jan. 1, 1945

I Didn't Do It
Gormless George Trotter (George Formby) moves down from Manchester to the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune on the stage - only to find himself the prime suspect in a bizarre murder mystery! Whilst staying at Ma Tubbs' theatrical boarding house, a man is murdered in the room right next door to George. When George tries to solve the mystery, he ends up presenting the police with a whole load of clues - all of which point to him as the culprit! Now George must uncover the real murderer himself, with the help of his showbiz friends, his little Ukulele and a fiendishly cunning song! This delightful comedy musical includes three full-length musical numbers - The Daring Young Man, She's Got Two of Everything and I'd Like a Dream Like That.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Columbia British Productions
Original title I Didn't Do It
Directors Marcel Varnel
Writers Howard Irving Young, Norman Lee, Stephen Black

Cast

George Formby

as George Trotter

Billy Caryll

as Tiger Tubbs

Hilda Mundy

as Ma Tubbs

Gaston Palmer

as Le Grand Gaston

Jack Daly

as Terry O'Rourke

Carl Jaffe

as Hilary Vance

Marjorie Browne

as Betty Dickson

Wally Patch

as Det Sgt. Carp

Ian Fleming

as Chief Inspr. Twyning

Vincent Holman

as Erasmus Montague

Dennis Wyndham

as Tom Driscoll

Gordon McLeod

as Supt. Belstock

Merle Tottenham

as Tessie

Georgina Cookson

as Willow Thane

Jack Raine

as J.B. Cato

Honor Boswell

as Alpha

Beryl Boswell

as Omega

Jacques Brown

as Professor Borgensen (uncredited)