Overview - Get Cracking

Overview

Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was produced by Marcel Varnel, Ben Henry and Columbia (British) Productions. This comedy explores the wayward rivalry between mechanic and Home Guard Lance Corporal George Singleton (George Formby) and an adversary also in the Home Guard (Ronald Shiner). When the rival Home Guard units of Major Wallop and Minor Wallop are sent on battle manoeuvres, George Singleton (Formby) launches his own unique style of commando raid against neighbouring Major Wallop to steal a Vickers machine gun. The raid fails and Singleton loses his Lance Corporal's stripe, so he and a little evacuee girl named Irene (Vera Frances) decide to fall back on 'Plan B' - to build their very own tank.

Cast

• Name: George Formby

  Character: George Singleton

  Popularity: 0.1732

  

• Name: Dinah Sheridan

  Character: Mary Pemberton

  Popularity: 0.258

  

• Name: Edward Rigby

  Character: Sam Elliott

  Popularity: 0.166

  

• Name: Ronald Shiner

  Character: Everett Manley

  Popularity: 0.1625

  

• Name: Frank Pettingell

  Character: Alf Pemberton

  Popularity: 0.1586

  

• Name: Wally Patch

  Character: Sgt. Joe Preston

  Popularity: 0.4102

  

• Name: E. V. H. Emmett

  Character: Commentator (voice)

  Popularity: 0.0611

  

• Name: Frank Atkinson

  Character: Station Master

  Popularity: 0.2786