He Snoops to Conquer

George Formbys films for Columbia British are distinctly different from those he made for Ealing,with the exception of the basic story and not kissing his leading lady.They are longer and seem to have a bigger budget.The songs are nowhere near as good as those in the Ealing films.In this film he has great support from Robertson Hare and his inventions,one of which seems to be a1944 version of a scanner.There is a reasonably strong storyline which seems to be a satire on local government and post war planning.It has to be said that his Columbia films seem less well known and appreciated which might have been because they were unseen.