I Didn't Do It (film) - Revision history

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	''[[w:Halliwell's Film Guide\|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";<ref name=georgeformby/> while ''[[w:TV Guide\|TV Guide]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Five screenwriters collaborated on the script, churning out a lively, witty programmer".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/i-didnt-do-it/review/101703/\|title=I Didn't Do It \| TV Guide\|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>		''[[Halliwell's Film Guide\|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";<ref name=georgeformby/> while ''[[TV Guide\|TV Guide]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Five screenwriters collaborated on the script, churning out a lively, witty programmer".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/i-didnt-do-it/review/101703/\|title=I Didn't Do It \| TV Guide\|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	''[[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";<ref name=georgeformby/> 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".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/i-didnt-do-it/review/101703/\|title=I Didn't Do It \| TV Guide\|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>		''[[w:Halliwell's Film Guide\|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";<ref name=georgeformby/> while ''[[w:TV Guide\|TV Guide]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Five screenwriters collaborated on the script, churning out a lively, witty programmer".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/i-didnt-do-it/review/101703/\|title=I Didn't Do It \| TV Guide\|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|0037799}}		* {{IMDb title\|0037799}}

	~~{{Marcel Varnel}}~~

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{{Short description|1945 film by Marcel Varnel}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''I Didn't Do It'' (film)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = I Didn't Do It
| image = "I_Didn't_Do_It"_(1945).jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Marcel Varnel]]
| producer = Marcel Varnel
| writer = {{ubl|Stephen Black|Peter Fraser|[[Norman Lee]]|Michael Vaughan|[[Howard Irving Young]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = [[George Formby]]
| music = [[Harry Bidgood]]
| cinematography = Roy Fogwell
| editing = Douglas Robertson
| studio = [[Columbia (British) Productions]]
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]] (UK)
| released = 6 August 1945 (UK)
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''I Didn't Do It''''' is a 1945 British [[comedy film|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).<ref name=georgeformby>{{Cite web|url=http://www.georgeformby.co.uk/films/do_it/report1.html|title=I Didn't Do It|website=www.georgeformby.co.uk}}</ref> Because of a realistic murder scene, the film was granted a British [[History of British film certificates#1932.E2.80.931951|'A' certificate]], ensuring no one under the age of 16 would be admitted to the cinema unless accompanied by an adult.<ref name=georgeformby/>

== Plot ==
A man named George Trotter staying at a theatrical [[boarding house]] is framed for a murder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6acd9911 |title=I Didn't Do It (1945) |work=[[British Film Institute]] (BFI)}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[George Formby]] – George Trotter
* Billy Caryll – Tiger Tubbs
* Hilda Mundy – Ma Tubbs
* Gaston Palmer – Le Grand Gaston
* Jack Daly – Terry O'Rourke
* [[Carl Jaffe]] – Hilary Vance
* [[Marjorie Browne]] – Betty Dickinson
* [[Wally Patch]] – Sergeant Carp
* [[Ian Fleming (actor)|Ian Fleming]] – Chief Inspector Twyning
* [[Vincent Holman]] – Erasmus Montague
* [[Dennis Wyndham]] – Tom Driscoll
* [[Jack Raine]] – J.B Cato
* [[Georgina Cookson]] – Willow Thane
* [[Merle Tottenham]] – Tessie
* [[Gordon McLeod (actor)|Gordon McLeod]] – Superintendent Belstock
* Honor Boswell - Alpha
* Beryl Boswell - 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";<ref name=georgeformby/> 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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/i-didnt-do-it/review/101703/|title=I Didn't Do It | TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0037799}}

{{Marcel Varnel}}

[[Category:1945 films]]
[[Category:British crime comedy films]]
[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Marcel Varnel]]
[[Category:1940s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Marcel Varnel]]
[[Category:1945 comedy films]]
[[Category:1940s British films]]

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{{comedy-crime-film-stub}}