George Formby was a Brilliant Entertainer who brought laughter to a nation suffering from the Great Depression and the onset of WW11. He and Gracie Fields were loved, and deservedly so, for their ability to make people laugh . God Bless them both.
emporer of lancashire,what great style.he played a banjolele i believe,its got 4 strings and tuned same as a ukellelegives it a twangy sound.he had 4 tuned to different keys.he said he could only play in one key ,i heard he could,nt tune them.great guy though.
Just looking at this video, I just realised how the "no one" comment sounded. I didn't mean it like that, just not as many people listen to him as they should! :(
I like your video clip and have rated it as awesome. Please check out my new clip of 1930's cigarette cards of George Formby, Errol Flynn, Gracie Fields, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Fred Astaire, and Vivien Leigh.
I love English music hall songs.
Hikikomori013 9 months ago
LEGEND !!!
123ebzie 1 year ago
Wonderful!
I love George...this is my introduction to him.
SUPER RECORDING and film clip.
Thank you for posting and thank you Corrie 121 for sharing. :-)
genia106 1 year ago
Those were the days.
Men were looking like men, and women were HOT and had a bath sometimes.
Damn! I wish I was born in the beginning of the 1900`s
Monkeyspankerelite 1 year ago
"Turned out nice again hasn't it ?" Lovely !
FalconSupreme 1 year ago
was that charlie chaplain sitting on the left
kopynd 1 year ago
sound qualitie's great. did you transfer this from film yourself?
Hemsy19 2 years ago
George Formby was a Brilliant Entertainer who brought laughter to a nation suffering from the Great Depression and the onset of WW11. He and Gracie Fields were loved, and deservedly so, for their ability to make people laugh . God Bless them both.
Willtap 2 years ago 8
Rule Britannia and all its people
themassivefail 2 years ago
emporer of lancashire,what great style.he played a banjolele i believe,its got 4 strings and tuned same as a ukellelegives it a twangy sound.he had 4 tuned to different keys.he said he could only play in one key ,i heard he could,nt tune them.great guy though.
philipfishpond 2 years ago
I'm sure George played a Banjalele not a Ukelele or banjo.
pete7356 2 years ago
it was a banjoukulele i've heard
ACDCFan15Swe 2 years ago
that is a bloody Banjolele!!, anyways he played Ukulele and Banjolele!!
BOT101st 2 years ago
Chill out fella,I made a simple comment ok
pete7356 2 years ago
Sorry chap, just a bit stressed with an essay im writing!
And I always use bloody in my bloody sentances lol.
BOT101st 2 years ago
after seeing clips of George on here I bought an 7 film box set,its brilliant
pete7356 2 years ago
I say, very nice, where did you buy it from?
BOT101st 2 years ago
emporer of lancs
SargeantShaw 2 years ago 3
he was the best his tunes are so catchy eithen today his tunes are great
kel29kel29 3 years ago 3
thats one thing for sure
keithmcgrath 3 years ago 2
He was (and still is) the Emporer of Lancashire. And hoorah for that.
JannyPanny59 3 years ago 3
He was the fifth Beatle.
JannyPanny59 3 years ago 2
Hmm, What I meant to say was Well, that's easy for you to say Monkeyspanker
troughsnout 3 years ago
LOL at aunty maggie's remedy - one of the best formby songs
Greasyanimal 3 years ago 5
Rock on George!! Awsome stuff. Listen to that Dallas D!!...
m134mr 3 years ago 3
Den berömde Doktor Sloan`s liniment med Helmer Bryds. Känner ni igen låten?
Monkeyspankerelite 3 years ago 2
Well, that's easy for you to say mate.
troughsnout 3 years ago
Classic magic.... I'm on ma way!! haha
George the Lancashire Lad
yourstoolly 3 years ago
why they havent made a film of this mans life is beyond me,he was a real player! had more girls then errol flynn!
jamierourketen 3 years ago 2
My great (great?) Auntie Maggie used to look after George Formby when he was a boy...could be the same one.
CHK046 3 years ago 2
Priceless
cubsings567 3 years ago 2
great video.
for a bit more ukulele
click on the username above...
Yookyoolaylee 4 years ago
Formbys brilliant! :) Got a banjo-uke today, sounds amazing! :)
Noone like George Nowadays =( So entertaining.
Also, got 4 dvds with 5 of his films on each ;)
Petey1308 4 years ago
Just looking at this video, I just realised how the "no one" comment sounded. I didn't mean it like that, just not as many people listen to him as they should! :(
Petey1308 4 years ago 2
GEORGE FORMBY 5 STARS!!!
masumba 4 years ago 2
spot on this bloke lol.....
russvtr 4 years ago
Fantastic entertainment even today.
kerri494 4 years ago
class better than any mass produced shit they have today rock on george
nobogroll 4 years ago 12
formbys the man
tonymontana1974 4 years ago 3
Legendary Lancashire Hero!
ossyrefugee 4 years ago 3
There will be more, but not just yet, maybe next winter, loads to go on here though so hopefully it will be worth the wait.
Joshua12345 4 years ago
You gotta luv this guy he's makes you laugh and can play that banjo. I luv these clips more more more! please
Stuardo1963 4 years ago 2
he plays a banjo-ukulele its more or less a ukulele, but with a banjo body.
guitarflame5 4 years ago
Spammy /nasty stuff gone, good folks, if your supportive comments seem rather odd, this is why, but no matter, thanks.
Joshua12345 4 years ago
nice
flickpot 4 years ago
I just discovered this guy. He is amazing! I am really enjoying all the film shorts. I wish I had the sheet music to all of the comedy songs!
StinkOnIt 4 years ago
I just ordered a good collection from amazon. 13 bucks... Cant wait...
sirant 4 years ago
Nice people don't spread the crap in the first place - but I'm not that nice that I won't throw it back from whence it came!
Pamfino 4 years ago
To OmegaTarget
Why don't nasty little gits like you keep to the nasty stuff on YouTube and leave the nice stuff to us nice people?
George spread a lot of happiness in his lifetime - bet you won't, OT!
Pamfino 4 years ago
I like your video clip and have rated it as awesome. Please check out my new clip of 1930's cigarette cards of George Formby, Errol Flynn, Gracie Fields, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Fred Astaire, and Vivien Leigh.
creamofcardstv 4 years ago
OmegaTarget needs to be shot. George is the greatest.
AndrewAFoley 4 years ago