I Didn't Do It (film)

I Didn't Do It
I Didn't Do It
Directed by	Marcel Varnel
Written by	Stephen Black; Peter Fraser; Norman Lee; Michael Vaughan; Howard Irving Young;
Produced by	Marcel Varnel
Starring	George Formby
Cinematography	Roy Fogwell
Edited by	Douglas Robertson
Music by	Harry Bidgood
Production; company	Columbia (British) Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	6 August 1945;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

I Didn't Do It is a 1945 British comedy crime film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Dennis Wyndham and Carl Jaffe. Formby's songs include: "She's Got Two Of Everything"' (Cunningham/Towers), "'I'd Like A Dream Like That'" (Formby/Cliffe), and "The Daring Young Man"' (Formby/Cliffe).^[1] Because of a realistic murder scene, the film was granted a British 'A' certificate, ensuring no one under the age of 16 would be admitted to the cinema unless accompanied by an adult.^[1]

Plot

A man named George Trotter staying at a theatrical boarding house is framed for a murder.^[2]

Cast

George Formby as George Trotter
Billy Caryll as Tiger Tubbs
Hilda Mundy as Ma Tubbs
Gaston Palmer as Le Grand Gaston
Jack Daly as Terry O'Rourke
Carl Jaffe as Hilary Vance
Marjorie Browne as Betty Dickinson
Wally Patch as Sergeant Carp
Ian Fleming as Chief Inspector Twyning
Vincent Holman as Erasmus Montague
Dennis Wyndham as Tom Driscoll
Jack Raine as J.B Cato
Georgina Cookson as Willow Thane
Merle Tottenham as Tessie
Gordon McLeod as Superintendent Belstock
Honor Boswell as Alpha
Beryl Boswell as Omega

Critical reception

Halliwell's Film Guide comments that it is "one of the star's last vehicles, not too bad at all, but without the sweet smell of success";^[1] while TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Five screenwriters collaborated on the script, churning out a lively, witty programmer".^[3]