It's in the Air (1938)
George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal Air Force. His dreams could soon come true as he realises that in fact his friend has left behind some very important papers, he dons a his Royal Air Force uniform and delivers the papers when he is mistaken for a dispatch driver from HQ. He soon becomes the butt of jokes from his sergeant which ends him staying indefinitely at the air base. George soon falls in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter and when he discovers his real identity he threatens to report him. On the day of an annual inspection George attempts to escape the base and ends up in a plane, while the inspecting officer watches on, George's plane display is mesmerizing and the inspecting officer insists he should be commended, in order to save their skins George manages to land the plane and is accepted as a flyer by the RAF.
Director: Anthony Kimmins
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George Formby as George Brown |
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Polly Ward as Peggy |
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Jack Hobbs as Cpl. Craig |
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Julien Mitchell as The Sergeant Major |
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Garry Marsh as Commanding Officer Hill |
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Ilena Sylva as Anne Brown |
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Frank Leighton as Bob Bullock |
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C. Denier Warren as Sir Philip |
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Michael Shepley as Adjutant |
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Hal Gordon as Nobby Clark, mechanic |
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Joe Cunningham as Flight Sergeant |
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Jack Melford as Lt. Terry, pilot |
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Eliot Makeham as Sir Philip's Gardener |
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Esma Cannon as Sir Philip's Maid |
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O.B. Clarence as Sir Philip's Gardener |
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Philip Godfrey as 2nd. Ambulance Man |
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Bryan Herbert as RAF Corporal Organising Concert |
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Philip Ray as Airman with Shoe |
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John Salew as RAF Radio Operator |
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Jack Vyvyan as Corporal in Ambulance |
| Crew | Ronald Neame | Cinematography |
| Directing | Anthony Kimmins | Director |
| Writing | Anthony Kimmins | Writer |
| Crew | Gordon Dines | Cinematography |
| Production | Basil Dean | Producer |