Bell-Bottom George

"He's all at sea!"

Feb 7 1944 N/A 1h 37m

Comedy, War

George is an unwilling civilian during the war. When an enlisted friend switches clothes with him in order to go to a party, George finds himself mistakenly pressed into the navy, where he gets involved with pretty Ann Firth and caught up in a subplot involving German spies.

Plot

Nazi spies are out to destroy a new submarine killer, the "Firefly", being developed by the British navy. A hapless waiter named George, after being rejected for military service three times, finally "joins" when, during an air raid, he is mistaken for a real sailor. He soon unwittingly stumbles into the secret hideout of the Nazi spies trying to destroy the Firefly. Complications ensue.

Written by

Edward Dryhurst, Peter Fraser, John L. Arthur

Directed by

Marcel Varnel

Cast

George Formby, Anne Firth, Reginald Purdell

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Columbia British Productions

Awards

N/A

Scores

# of Votes

234

Average Rating

5.8 out of 10

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