Funny By George
1999, 56 minutes, Rated G
A celebration of the life and work of one of Australia's most popular and original vaudeville performers and the most prolific Aussie comedian of the early talkies era.
His story encompasses the roots of Australian humour and its connection to the land and its people.
Professionally, George found success on stage, in motion pictures and on radio. Privately, George was a complex man whose life was a battle for recognition and acceptance.
Using rare photographs, home movies and feature film footage from his movie hits, Funny By George traces his colourful life. Featuring interviews with those who knew him best from and film colleagues to close family members including his wife Rita, granddaughter Georgia and grandson Jeffrey.
Bill Kerr, who as a child appeared with George in the 1933 comedy classic "Harmony Row", tells the story of an important, influential comedian whose comic persona was unashamedly Australian. A creative force who wrote his own material - from vaudeville sketches to film scripts. A painter, a musician, a skilled tap dancer and composer who gave Australia its war-time anthem "A Brown Slouch Hat". The original Australian King of Comedy, George Wallace.
- Director:
- Don Percy [1],
- Starring:
- George Wallace [4],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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