Turned Out Nice Again

Turned Out Nice Again
Turned Out Nice Again
	Screenshot of George Formby, Peggy Bryan and Elliott Mason
Directed by	Marcel Varnel
Written by	(screenplay) Basil Dearden, John Dighton, Austin Melford
Produced by	Michael Balcon & Basil Dearden
Starring	George Formby
Music by	Ernest Irving; Eddie Latta; Bretton Byrd;
Production; companies	Associated Talking Pictures; Ealing Studios;
Distributed by	Ealing Distribution (UK); United Artists (UK);
Release date	29 June 1941
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Turned Out Nice Again is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Lancashire-born comedian George Formby.

Made at Ealing Studios, Turned Out Nice Again premiered at the London Pavilion Cinema on 29 June 1941.^[1]

Plot edit

George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and getting his wife to promote it, he has an argument with his boss, Mr Dawson who insults Pearson's wife and refuses to apologise. Pearson then resigns. After finding out that the yarn is actually worth a fair amount, Mr Dawson tries to buy it from Pearson but he has some competition.^[2]

Cast edit

George Formby as George Pearson
Peggy Bryan as Lydia Pearson
Edward Chapman as Uncle Arnold
Elliott Mason as Mrs Pearson
Mackenzie Ward as Gerald Dawson
O. B. Clarence as Mr Dawson
Ronald Ward as Nelson
John Salew as Largon
Wilfrid Hyde-White as Removal man
Hay Petrie as Drunk
Michael Rennie as Diner

Songs edit

The songs performed by Formby in the film are:^[3]^[a]

"Auntie Maggies Remedy" (Formby/Latta)
"You Can't Go Wrong In These" (MacDougal)
"The Emperor Of Lancashire" (MacDougal)
"You're Everything To Me" (MacDougal)

References edit

Notes

^ Formby's song "Turned Out Nice Again" does not feature in the film.

Citations

^ "A New Formby Film". The Guardian. 26 June 1941. p. 6.
^ "Turned Out Nice Again (1941)". BFI screenonline. British Film Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ "Turned Out Nice Again". The George Formby Society. Retrieved 10 January 2017.