George Formby
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George Formby Souvenir
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Read more: George Formby SouvenirI’ve tried hard to remember something, anything about where this was acquired, but to no avail. All i can say is that it was a pretty good seller… but all of George’s titles sold well. This is the entry in the 1978 sales catalogue says. “George sings ‘Little Stick of Blackpool Rock’, ‘Guarding the Home…
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Off the Dole
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Read more: Off the DoleThis 1935 production stars George Formby and was the final film he made at the Manchester based Mancunian Film, before signing up with Associated Talking Pictures. It had been available on both Standard & Super 8 for some time but had never had it’s own label. After the release of ‘No Limit on Super 8…
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Ukulele Man
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Read more: Ukulele ManAt sometime in the late 60s or early 70s, five years before I my joined Derann, Derek had purchased four titles from Tom Blakeley, one of which was ‘Off the Dole’, a film that Tom’s father John Blakeley had produced in 1935. It starred George Formby and had been George’s third feature film, all I…
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The Early Years #2
Read more: The Early Years #2A look at some of the numerous meetings that we undertook in order to issue 8mm films to our customers, or obtain 16mm for our library. Contracts & Rights Chapter 2 Another old contact of Derek’s, and one I never had the pleasure to meet, was Tom Blakeley. At sometime in the late 60s or…