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Movie · 1943

Get Cracking

Released 17 May 1943 More from 1943 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was produced by Marcel Varnel, Ben Henry and Columbia (British) Productions. This comedy explores the wayward rivalry between mechanic and Home Guard Lance Corporal George Singleton (George Formby) and an adversary also in the Home Guard (Ronald Shiner). When the rival Home Guard units of Major Wallop and Minor Wallop are sent on battle manoeuvres, George Singleton (Formby) launches his own unique style of commando raid against neighbouring Major Wallop to steal a Vickers machine gun. The raid fails and Singleton loses his Lance Corporal's stripe, so he and a little evacuee girl named Irene (Vera Frances) decide to fall back on 'Plan B' - to build their very own tank.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Edward Rigby
as Sam Elliott
64
Ben Williams
as Home Guard Soldier
51
Frank Atkinson
as Station Master
50
Irene Handl
as Maggie Turner
41
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
23years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Edward Rigby — oldest on the call sheet
41Irene Handl — youngest billed
52average age of the credited cast
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