Let George Do It!
Let George Do It!
(US: "To Hell With Hitler") is a 1940 British black-and-white comedy musical war film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby.
It was produced by Michael Balcon for Associated Talking Pictures and its successor, Ealing Studios, and distributed in the UK by ABFD.
This was the first comedy from this studio to deal directly with the Second World War.
Brian Kennedy (gallery director)
Brian Patrick Kennedy( born 5 November 1961) is an Irish- born art museum director who has worked in Ireland and Australia, and now lives and works in the United States.
He is currently the director of the Peabody Essex Museum.
He was the director of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio from 2010 to 2019.
He was the director of the Hood Museum of Art from 2005 to 2010, and the National Gallery of Australia( Canberra) from 1997- 2004.
Let George Do It (1938 film)
Let George Do
It is a 1938 comedy starring popular stage comedian George Wallace.
It was the first of two films Wallace made for Ken G. Hall at Cinesound Productions, the other one being" Gone to the Dogs"( 1939).
Hall later called Wallace" in my opinion, easily the best comedian that this country has produced."
Marcel Varnel
Marcel Varnel (16 October 1892 – 13 July 1947) was a film director.
He was born Marcel Hyacinthe le Bozec in Paris, France.
Varnel started his working life on the Paris stage, soon becoming a director of musical comedies.
In 1925 he moved to New York City working as director in several Broadway operettas, musicals and dramas for the Shubert family.
This was followed by a move to Hollywood where he directed three low budget thrillers.
In 1934, he moved to England and it was as director of British comedies initially working at British International Pictures
, Elstree then in 1936 moving to Gainsborough Pictures where he produced his best films.
Among the performers he worked with were Will Hay, The Crazy Gang, Arthur Askey and George Formby.
He died in a car crash near Rake, West Sussex.
Harland Dixon
Harland Dixon( November 4, 1885 – June 30, 1969) was a Canadian tap dancer known for his inventive and eccentric moves, being especially good at mimicry and use of a cane.
He was especially successful in partnership with Jimmy Doyle with whom he appeared in a series of Broadway musicals, starting with" Let George Do It" in 1912.
His signature move, which was imitated by others, was to keep his arms stiff by his side while twisting his shoulders.
Gone to the Dogs (1939 film)
Gone to the Dogs is a 1939 musical comedy vehicle starring George Wallace.
It was the second of two films he made for director Ken G. Hall, the first being" Let George Do It"( 1938).
Alec Kellaway
Alec Kellaway( 1894–1973) was a South African – born actor best known for his work in Australian theatre and film, notably playing a number of character roles for director Ken G. Hall.
He was the brother of Cecil Kellaway.
He also worked as a producer in vaudeville and helped run the Talent School at Cinesound Productions.
Kellaway played a wide variety of roles for Ken Hall, ranging from a gay floorwalker in" Dad and Dave Come to Town"( 1938) to a magician in" Let George Do It"( 1938).
Hall wrote in his memoirs that the actor" was never Alec Kellaway in any of them – a contrast to many actors, who play themselves in whatever part you give them.
Alec always studied the part, got to really understand the person he was to play, then worried about how he would walk, talk, think."
Dianne Leigh
Dianne Leigh( born, sometimes spelled as Diane Leigh) is a Canadian country music performer.
She was the first recipient of the Gold Leaf Award( later the Juno Awards) in 1970.
In 1994, music trade publication" RPM" considered her the ninth top Canadian country artist of the past 30 years based on her standings in the publication's charts.
Leigh recorded in the late 1960s for the American label Chart Records but failed to make the US charts with any single releases.
Her Canadian hits" The Wife You Save May Be Your Own"( written by Liz Anderson) and" I'm Gonna Let George Do It" are featured in the 1969 Chart compilation album" Best of Our Country Girls" with additional tracks by Lynn Anderson, Maxine Brown, Connie Eaton, and LaWanda Lindsey.
In the 1970s, she was a co-host on the CHCH- TV series" The Harry Hibbs Show" and also recorded for Ray Griff's Global Television series.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.

Question: Where did the director of film Let George Do It! die?
Answer: West Sussex