Geordie
A Giant Among Comedies
1955 | 95m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Frank Launder |
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| Writer: | David Walker, Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat |
| Staring: |
| Concerned about his small stature, a young Scottish boy applies for a mail-order body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. The film was released as "Wee Geordie" in the USA. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 02, 1955 |
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| Director: | Frank Launder |
| Writer: | David Walker, Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | scotland, olympic games |
| Production Companies | Argonaut Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alastair Sim | The Laird |
| Bill Travers | Geordie Mac Taggart |
| Norah Gorsen | Jean |
| Jameson Clark | Geordie's Father |
| Molly Urquhart | Geordie's Mother |
| Paul Young | Young Geordie |
| Anna Ferguson | Young Jean |
| Miles Malleson | Lord Paunceton |
| Brian Reece | Olympic Selector |
| Raymond Huntley | Olympic Selector |
| Doris Goddard | Helga |
| Stanley Baxter | Postman |
| Duncan Macrae | Schoolmaster |
| Jack Radcliffe | Minister |
| Alex Mackenzie | Macrimmon |
| Francis de Wolff | Samson |
| Margaret Boyd | Laird's Maid |
| Michael Ripper | Reporter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Walker | Novel |
| William Alwyn | Music |
| Wilkie Cooper | Director of Photography |
| Thelma Connell | Editor |
| Norman G. Arnold | Art Direction |
| Neville Smallwood | Makeup Artist |
| Red Law | Sound |
| Bill Salter | Sound |
| Frank Launder | Screenplay, Director |
| Sidney Gilliat | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leslie Gilliat | Associate Producer |
| Sidney Gilliat | Producer |
| Frank Launder | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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