OCT 11, cinematic guide: George Formby's films and songs

  a) Reprise of material posted on October 11 in previous years ...

2020: Canadiana, Canadian Thanksgiving (illustrated poem)
2021: garden intruders, gnome travel-adventures (poem) 
2022: patients and maladies, the hoarder (poem)
2023: Ontario nostalgia, stormy Ashbridge's Bay (illustrated poem)

) Today's Offering (Oct 11, 2024): 

Authors' Note: Perhaps the best-known song by British singer, actor, comedian and consummate ukulele artist George Formby, Jr. (1904–1961) was "When I'm Cleaning Windows." The song appeared in the 1936 film Keep Your Seats, Please; initially banned by the BBC, the song was later revealed to be a favorite of the royal family. 

online photo as displayed in "Ukulele Magazine"

Authors' Note: In his films, Formby portrayed a good-natured but incompetent little man from rural county Lancaster, with songs interspersed throughout in which Formby, his character "laced with shy ordinariness", sings while accompanying himself adroitly on ukulele or banjo. Apparently, the Beatles, particularly George Harrison, were among the musicians influenced by Formby's performances. 

You can view our collection of verses about the cinema on our encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.