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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. Concerned about his small stature, a young scottish boy applies for a mailorder body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. While searching for films about sports, the 1955 british film geordie, released in the u. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region.
Set in the past and present, with a wee glimpse into the future, this comic tender tale of. Wee geordies pub kitimat, british columbia pub facebook. A slight of frame and puny gamekeepers son named geordie paul young, who is coming of age in the scottish. Young geordie paul young is a frail lad who takes a ribbing from his schoolmates because of his size, or lack of it. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Wee geordie aka geordie 1955 dvd region one playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
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Geordie is a scots lad sent to the melbourne olympics to represent britain in hammerthrowing. Watch wee geordie online for free, download 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. Wee geordie 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The laird alastair sim, geordies mother molly urquhart, jean and the postman stanley baxter all turn out to say farewell to geordie. The donations will be put towards expenses for melanies kids travel to kitimat this weekend. We have over 30,000 different original movie stills ranging from the 1920s to 1960s. 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. Scotland the movie location guide geordie, loch ard forest. 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. Set in the past and present, with a wee glimpse into the future, this comic tender tale of a.
The film is based on david walkers 1950 novel of the same title, adapted for the screen by. This charming scottish comedy tells the fictionalized story of a 99pound weakling who grows up to be a hammer thrower for great britain in the 1956 olympics. 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. A heartwarming tale about geordie, a skinny scottish estate gamekeepers son who decides to reply to an advert for a bodybuilding course while he is still only a very wee boy. Geordie walking out during the olympics in his fathers black. His childhood sweet heart jeanie encourages him to keep at the training. I believe the film was entitled wee geordie for the north american audience. 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. The movie was made about these games in 1955 and was showing in local cinemas at the time. The amazing story of the shintyplaying, hammer throwing champion whose olympian feats were put on hold. Wee geordie starting his mailorder exercise regime. Wee geordie was indeed wee at the beginning of the show, he finds an ad for body building by a mr sampson.
This enchanting british comedy follows the trials of geordie, a wee scottish boy, fed up of being bullied. Wee geordie is one of best movie released on 24 september 2008 starring alastair sim, bill travers, paul young, norah gorsen, anna ferguson. Wee geordie 1955 putlocker123 putlockers new website. Also filmed here were the deer poaching scenes, and scenes with the postie delivering the body building course.
I thought it time i had my own page cos im sick of my bitch getting all the attention. 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. When geordie finally falls in love again, it is with towering shotputter helga doris goddard the first woman ever able to best him on the athletic field. He chooses to go on board a bodybuilding course, and is very successful that he grows up to be an leading hammerthrower. 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. The laird alastair sim, geordie s mother molly urquhart, jean and the postman stanley baxter all turn out to say farewell to geordie. This movie directed by frank launder whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling.
As an adult i think the movie is rather dated and simplistic, but i still enjoy it. The amazing story of the shintyplaying, hammer throwing champion whose olympian feats were put. Geordie 1955 cast and crew 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. Director frank launder cowrote the screenplay for wee geordie with his longtime collaborator sidney gilliat. Filming location for geordies cottage was in loch ard forest near aberfoyle in the trossachs. Travers, bill films this woman is worried because she feels bill travers may injure himself hes trying to extricate a car that has accidentally become trapped. Bill travers, alastair sim, miles malleson, doris goddard, norah gorsen. I was swept away by the beauty of the highlands of scotland, and the leading lady calling out come away my wee geordie. Watch online wee geordie 1955 full movie putlocker123, download wee geordie putlocker123 stream wee geordie movie in hd 720p1080p.
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