Spare a Copper
1940 | 77m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | John Paddy Carstairs |
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| Writer: | Basil Dearden, Austin Melford, Roger MacDougall |
| Staring: |
| George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules. Framed by the villains and forced to go on the run, George sets out to clear his name with the aid of new girlfriend, Jane. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 1940 |
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| Director: | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Writer: | Basil Dearden, Austin Melford, Roger MacDougall |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Associated Talking Pictures (ATP) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George Formby | George Carter |
| Dorothy Hyson | Jane Gray |
| Bernard Lee | Jake |
| George Merritt | Brewster |
| John Warwick | Shaw |
| Bryan Herbert | Williams |
| Warburton Gamble | Sir Robert |
| John Turnbull | Inspector Richards |
| James Woodburn | Macdermott |
| Eliot Makeham | Fuller |
| Ellen Pollock | Lady Hardstaff |
| Charles Carson | Admiral |
| Aubrey Mallalieu | Manager Of Music Store |
| Edward Lexy | Night Watchman |
| Grace Arnold | Music Shop Customer |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Policeman |
| Jimmy Godden | Manager |
| Hal Gordon | Sergeant |
| Laurence Kitchin | Hiker |
| Jack Melford | Dame |
| Beryl Reid | Minor role |
| Johnnie Schofield | Policeman |
| Bill Shine | Minor Role |
| Ronald Shiner | Piano Mover |
| Jack Vyvyan | Police Sergeant |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Basil Dearden | Writer |
| John Paddy Carstairs | Director |
| Austin Melford | Writer |
| John Croydon | Production Manager |
| Ray Pitt | Editor |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction |
| Roger MacDougall | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Basil Dearden | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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