Keep Fit
Date: 1937
Director: Anthony Kimmins
Production Company: Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Stars: George Formby, Kay Walsh, Guy Middleton, Evelyn Roberts
Location(s): Berkshire
Region(s): South East E-L
Storyline:
A weak barber gets fit and beats a muscle-bound rival to win over a beautiful woman.
Additional Information:
Screen captures uploaded by Phil Wilkinson
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- Capture 1
- 21 Oct 2019
George Freen (George Formby) buys an ice cream for Joan Allen (Kay Walsh). A bit of product placement in this capture of Val Wyatt’s Willow Marina on Willow Lane in Wargrave, Berkshire.
The kind folk at Val Wyatt's Marina were unsure of the exact location of the captures from 'Keep Fit', given the development of the site over the years so this and the next locations that Andrew Price has captured are pure guess work. This shot shows a new structure from circa 2015 used as marina offices, which replaced an historic timber boathouse dating back to the early 1900s.
- Capture 2
- 21 Oct 2019
The Boatyard Owner (Edgar Driver) speaks with George. Willow Marina on the River Thames to the north of Wargrave.
Taken by Andrew showing the end of the corrugated boathouse facing the river, with more recent additions of a red telephone box and a brick structure housing "The Cwtch" coffee shop. With this and the previous comparison, Andrew would happily stand corrected if these are taken from the wrong positions.
- Capture 3
- 'Now' required
The action moves to Deacon’s Bridge where George serenades Joan on the riverbank. The bridge crosses Hennerton Backwater, a narrow backwater of the River Thames.
- Capture 4
- 'Now' required
When a man falls from the bridge, George jumps in after him. This is the second of just two close together locations appearing in this production.
- Capture 5
- 'Now' required
Joan runs to the riverside pathway. Hennerton Backwater between Shiplake in Oxfordshire and Wargrave in Berkshire.