Keep Your Seats, Please
“The picture that made Formby box-office fun favourite No. 1”
Synopsis
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off! Can George and his chums track down his rightful due before his grasping solicitor (Alastair Sim, in an early film appearance) snatches the lot? It's hard to say, but he still finds time to perform both the title song and the classic 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'.
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George Formby
George Withers
Florence Desmond
Florrie
Alastair Sim
A. S. Drayton
May Whitty
Aunt Georgina Withers
Enid Stamp-Taylor
Madame Louise
Gus McNaughton
Max
Harry Tate
Auctioneer
Tom Payne
Man from Child Welfare
Beatrix Fielden-Kaye
Woman from Child Welfare
Clifford Heatherley
Dr. G. Wilberforce
Binkie Stuart
Binkie
Hal Gordon
Sailor
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Monty Banks
- Screenplay & Story
- Thomas J. Geraghty, Anthony Kimmins
- Original Title
- Keep Your Seats, Please
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Production Studios
- Associated Talking Pictures (ATP), Associated British Film Distributors Ltd
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Monty Banks
Thomas J. Geraghty, Anthony Kimmins, Yevgeni Petrov, Ilya Ilf
John W. Boyle
Basil Dean
Department Leadership Roster
Monty Banks
Director
John W. Boyle
Director of Photography
Thomas J. Geraghty
Screenplay
Basil Dean
Producer
Anthony Kimmins
Screenplay
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What is Keep Your Seats, Please about?
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off! Can George and his chums track down his rightful due before his grasping solicitor (Alastair Sim, in an early film appearance) snatches the lot? It's hard to say, but he still finds time to perform both the title song and the classic 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'.
Who directed Keep Your Seats, Please?
Keep Your Seats, Please was directed by Monty Banks.
Who stars in Keep Your Seats, Please?
The principal cast of Keep Your Seats, Please includes George Formby, Florence Desmond, Alastair Sim, May Whitty, Enid Stamp-Taylor.
When was Keep Your Seats, Please released and how long is it?
Keep Your Seats, Please was released in 1936 with a total runtime of 1h 22m.
Is Keep Your Seats, Please based on a book or true story?
Keep Your Seats, Please is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Yevgeni Petrov", Novel: "Ilya Ilf".