Wee geordie 1955 film completion

Geordie 1955 geordie mactaggart bill travers is a slight boy who lives in the scottish highlands and is constantly bullied by the other boys, who call him wee geordie. While the story gets bogged down in the final reel by an inane subplot about a female danish athlete doris goddard who lusts after geordie, until then its all sweet, breezy sailing. Geordie 1955 may not be the principal role, but he is utterly at home in the part and. He is so successful with it, that he grows up to be an elite hammerthrower representing britain at the. It went out teatimes and featured many of the acts of the day performing live in the studio. A small, lovely mid50s film of a boy growing to a man in rural scotland. Concerned about his small stature, a young scottish boy applies for a mailorder body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength.

Wee geordies pub kitimat, british columbia pub facebook. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. When he gives her a hat at the end, down by the dark rushing brook, my heart simply melted. There is a love interest or two, some fabulous highland scenery and a story line that has you rooting for geordie all the way through. Set in the past and present, with a wee glimpse into the future, this comic tender tale of a. Geordie theatre is located on the unceded indigenous lands of the kanienkeha. Geordie 1955 wee geordie, fed up with being small, follows a postal body building course with such great effect that he enters the hammer throwing event in the melbourne olympic games. But he did find fictional fame as it is believed the film geordie released as wee geordie in the us.

Geordie lynch is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. At the age of 21, he displays a talent for hammerthrowing, and is selected to represent britain in the 1956 olympic games in melbourne, australia. It is a diminutive of the name george, geordie is commonly found as a forename in the northeast of england and southern scotland. I got a call to go to wee geordies today to pick up my gear. Wee geordie starting his mailorder exercise regime. Not content with being so small and slight in stature anymore, young scots lad geordie travers sends away for a home body building kit in an effort to bulk himself up. He is successful, and bill travers plays the adult geordie who wins a spot on the british olympic team going to melbourne for the 1956 games. In 1955, a british film was made called geordie us title was wee geordie and based on the novel by scottish writer david walker. Travers was committed to making another film first so launder and gilliat did another film first as wellthe constant husband 1955 before returning to wee geordie. The scottish scenes in geordie were filmed in and around the trossachs area, formerly perthshire but now following local government reorganisation, in stirling. Cowritercoproducerdirector frank launders 1955 charmer stars sunderlandborn bill travers weedy scots weakling geordie, who, with the help of porridge and a mailorder musclebuilding course, gains both height and strength, and hurls the hammer in the 1956 olympic games in melbourne. The incredible story of scots olympian and farmer tom nicolson.

The plot is fairly formulaic and quite predictable, but nonetheless it is an interesting movie. Rumor has it the sole completed film print resides in a safe, and lewis is the man who holds the key. I remember seeing geordie with my parents in england when the film was first released in 1955. There are different definitions of what constitutes a geordie. After the scenes in the schoolhouse geordie climbs over the field gate near to the parking spot for balquhidder church, the church is briefly seen later in the movie. Not all people from newcastle have strong accents, there is a stereotype of geordies that they are rough, common slobs who nest in council houses and suckle on newcastle brown ale and guiness all day. Young geordie paul young is a frail lad who takes a ribbing from his schoolmates because of his size, or lack of it. The brother of actress linden travers, bill travers began his own stage career in 1947.

David harry walker, cm, mbe 9 february 1911 5 march 1992 was a scottishborn canadian novelist. This enchanting british comedy follows the trials of geordie, a wee scottish boy, fed up of being bullied. As anyone who has ever bought a christmas workout video knows, the mailorder strongman course he purchases seems an unlikely way to turn things around. While searching for films about sports, the 1955 british film geordie, released in the u.

Mar 06, 2012 tyneside poet tom kelly reads extracts from his poem geordie set to images shot in and around walker, tyne and wear. Gordie howe was specifically honoured by then us president barack obama in his speech in the house of commons chamber in the parliament of canada on june 29, 2016 when obama stated that as americans, we, too, celebrate the life of mr. He decides to embark on a bodybuilding course, and is so successful that he grows up to be an elite hammerthrower, representing britain at the olympic games in melbourne. I believe the film was entitled wee geordie for the north american audience. Videos that for various reasons are interesting to me. In special circumstances, a store credit may be issued in exchange for another title, at santa flix staff discretion. He was born in dundee, scotland, later moving to st andrews, new brunswick, canada, where he began his career as a writer. Famous people such as cheryl cole and joe mcelderry are geordies. Young was born in edinburgh, the son of the actor john young.

This movie is great and reminds us of days when olympic champions were built from desire and hard work rather than todays steroids and other controversial. Its a simple, visuallystunning way to spend some time. Margaret rutherford, alastair sim, eccentricity and the british. Needless to say it will interest weight trainers, but the scottish scenery and the clean setting also adds. For example, the first added was the agt quick change artists. Also known as geordie, the british comedy wee geordie was immensely popular worldwide. Film about a weak young scottish boy who grows up to be a musclebound hammer thrower.

Wee geordie concerns a puny young boy in the scottish highlands who through weight training and hammer throwing becomes a member of the 1956 british olympic team. Wee geordie, fed up with being small, follows a postal body building course with such great effect that he enters the hammer throwing event in. Wee geordie 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find movie and film cast and crew information for wee geordie 1955 frank launder on allmovie. Set in the past and present, with a wee glimpse into the future, this comic tender tale of a youngsters rise to fame is photogra. Wee geordie dvd aka geordie region 1 playable in north america. The film was made in 1955, released in 1956 and looks forward to the olympic games in australia in 1960. So successful is he that he is chosen in later years to represent britain in the 1956 melbourne olympic games and as a consequence wins gold in the hammer throw. Based on a novel by david walker, the warm, gentle comedy wee geordie 1955 was written and produced by sidney gilliat and frank launder, and directed by launder.

He takes up hammerthrowing after completing a physicalculture courst that converts him from. Geordie is child ballad 209 roud 90, existing in many variants. Aug 05, 2016 never have i stumbled over a more delightful film. Release date 02september 1955 concerned about his small stature, a young scottish boy applies for a mailorder body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. This movie directed by frank launder whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. The entire wikipedia with video and photo galleries for each article. Geordie opens with a panoramic view looking west over loch voil filmed from the hill to the north of balquhidder. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Story of puny scotsman who becomes a great athlete for a short time, and takes part in 1956 olympic games. British film directed and coproduced by frank launder based on david walkers 1950 novel on the same title. Wee geordie 1955 frank launder cast and crew allmovie. Travers became a star in the role of the physicalculturalist title character in wee geordie 1955, an assignment that required him to beef up right along with his character.

Wee geordie 1955 plot summary 2 geordie is a scots lad sent to the melbourne olympics to represent britain in hammerthrowing. Geordie released in the united states as wee geordie is a 1955 british film directed and coproduced by frank launder, with bill travers in the title role as a. Geordie released in the united states as wee geordie is a 1955 british film directed and coproduced by frank launder, with bill travers in the title role as a scotsman who becomes an athlete and competes at the 1956 summer olympics in melbourne. I was swept away by the beauty of the highlands of scotland, and the leading lady calling out come away my wee geordie.

A slight of frame and puny gamekeepers son named geordie paul young, who is coming of age in the scottish highlands, grows sick and tired of being picked on. Its one of those films that leaves you with a warm glow inside. A slight of frame and puny gamekeepers son named geordie paul young, who is coming of age in the scottish. This video is quite fascinating and deserves a shout out. Wee geordie is one of best movie released on 24 september 2008 starring alastair sim, bill travers, paul young, norah gorsen, anna ferguson. Bill travers, alastair sim, miles malleson, doris goddard, norah gorsen. Geordie most famously refers to a person from the tyneside region of england, or the dialect spoken by such a person. Geordie lynch is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality. This industrial film details the construction and operation of a huge dragline excavator, the largest of its type in western europe at the time. For the part of the eccentric scottish laird on whose estate geordie s father works as gamekeeper, the. Geordie walking out during the olympics in his fathers black. Geordie mactaggart bill travers is a slight boy who lives in the scottish highlands and is constantly bullied by the other boys, who call him wee geordie.

In the final scenes, the machine is lovingly observed digging to the tune of a viennese waltz. Geordie is a scots lad who takes up throwing the hammer as part of a campaign to become larger and stronger, and lose the wee prefix to his name. A young scottish boy applies for a mailorder body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. Versions of the ballad have been sung by traditional folksingers in scotland, italy, england, ireland, canada and the united states, and performed and recorded by numerous artists and groups. The duo had been a filmmaking team for decades, with screenplay credits going back to 1933 and including such gems as the lady vanishes 1938. Due to ease of copying,a dvd can only be returned if defective for a replacement dvd of the same title. Concerned about his diminutive stature and slight build, a young boy who lives in the scottish highlands applies for a mailorder body building course. Set in the past and present, with a wee glimpse into the future, this comic tender tale of a youngsters rise to fame is photographed against the picturesque scottish highlands. As an adult i think the movie is rather dated and simplistic, but i still enjoy it.