Keep Fit

Keep Fit is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made.

Synopsis
George Formby again plays his working class underdog, gormless, gullible, indefatigable and triumphant hero. A weakling, Formby's character overcomes obstacles to beat a corrupt rival in the boxing ring. He plays a scrawny barber's assistant who, in response to the keep fit fad sweeping through Britain at the time, dreams of a better physique, and sings of it in the catchy "Biceps, Muscle and Brawn". He falls in love with a beautiful manicurist, and competes for her affections with a muscle bound thug. The manicurist is more attracted to the brute until the barber can prove that he is a crook, and defeat him in the boxing ring.

Cast

 * George Formby as George Green
 * Kay Walsh as Joan Allen
 * Guy Middleton as Hector Kent
 * George Benson as Ernie Gill
 * Gus McNaughton as "Echo" Publicity Manager
 * Evelyn Roberts as Mr Barker
 * Aubrey Mallalieu as Magistrate
 * Edmund Breon as Sir Augustus Marks
 * Hal Gordon as Reporter
 * Hal Walters as Racing Tough
 * C. Denier Warren as Editor
 * Edgar Driver as Boat Hire Owner
 * Leo Franklyn as Racing Tough
 * Robert Nainby as Judge At The Gym
 * Julian Vedey as Hairdressing Dept Head
 * Jack Vyvian as Boat Hire Man
 * D.J. Williams as Editor of The Gazette

Critical reception
According to Sky Movies "it's a bouncy, confidently made comedy that's fun throughout and pretty hilarious in its boxing-ring conclusion".