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It's in the Air

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.

Top Cast

  • George Formby

    George Formby

    George Brown

  • Polly Ward

    Polly Ward

    Peggy

  • Jack Hobbs

    Jack Hobbs

    Cpl. Craig

  • Julien Mitchell

    Julien Mitchell

    The Sergeant Major

  • Garry Marsh

    Garry Marsh

    Commanding Officer Hill

  • Ilena Sylva

    Ilena Sylva

    Anne Brown

  • Frank Leighton

    Frank Leighton

    Bob Bullock

  • C. Denier Warren

    C. Denier Warren

    Sir Philip

  • Michael Shepley

    Michael Shepley

    Adjutant

Overview

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.

Rating

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