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Much Too Shy is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Kathleen Harrison, Hilda Bayley and Eileen Bennett. [1] The cast includes radio star Jimmy Clitheroe (as George's brother), later "Carry On'" star Charles Hawtrey, Peter Gawthorne and Joss Ambler.
George (Formby) is a shy and awkward handyman who lives in a small village and likes the local farm girl (Kathleen Harrison). He lives in a caravan and dreams of becoming an artist. When one of his portraits of some of the locals is turned into a nude piece by students at an art college he finds himself in hot water.
Much Too Shy. 1942. 1 hour 32 minutes. Comedy. Screenplay by: Walter Greenwood, Jack Marks. Director & Producer: Marcel Varnel. Production Company: Columbia British Productions. Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK) Players: George Formby - George Andy. Kathleen Harrison - Amelia Peabody. Hilda Bayley - Lady Driscoll. Eileen ...
1942. Comedy. 1h 32m. A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders portraits of some prominent local females are sold without his knowledge to an advertising agency and are published with nude bodies added to them.
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Trouble brews from an artist when a nude painting of his is accidentally used in an advertisement in this quaint George Formby comedy. Whether it be mixing up his words in court (telling a witness she has been sworn at!) or fumbling before befuddled policemen, Formby is charming as ever.
Directed by Marcel Varnel. A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders portraits of some prominent local females are sold without his knowledge to an advertising agency and are published with nude bodies added to them. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases. Studio. Columbia British Productions.
