Geordie

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Also known as Geordie, the British comedy Wee Geordie was immensely popular worldwide. A slight of frame and puny gamekeeper's son named Geordie (Paul Young), who is coming of age in the Scottish highlands, grows sick and tired of being picked on. He thus decides to answer a Charles Atlas-style bodybuilding ad. Flash forward several years: the little runt is now a strapping, muscle-bound, disgustingly healthy Olympic champ (portrayed by Bill Travers, who actually did "pump up" and slim down to play this role). Evidently his muscles have spread to his head, for Geordie sees no need for emotional fulfillment, and alienates his longtime girlfriend (Norah Gorsen). But in the process, he becomes the top-ranked hammer thrower at the Highland Games and is chosen to represent the UK in the Olympics at Melbourne, Australia. When Geordie finally falls in love again, it is with towering shot-putter Helga Doris Goddard -- the first woman ever able to best him on the athletic field. Director Frank Launder cowrote the screenplay for Wee Geordie with his longtime collaborator Sidney Gilliat; the film is based on a novel by David Walker. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Alastair Sim
as The Laird
Bill Travers
as Geordie MacTaggart
Norah Gorsen
as Jean Donaldson
Molly Urquhart
as Geordie's Mother
Francis De Wolff
as Henry Samson
Brian Reece
as Dick Harley
Raymond Huntley
as Rawlins
Miles Malleson
as Lord Paunceton
Doris Goddard
as Helga
Stanley Baxter
as Postman
Duncan Macrae
as Schoolmaster
Margaret Boyd
as Laird's Housekeeper
Alex McCrindle
as Guard
Anna Ferguson
as Young Jean
John F.S. Lang
Alex Mackenzie
Jack Radcliffe
as Rev. McNab
Michael Ripper
Frank Taylor
Eric Woodburn
Paul Young
as Young Geordie
Norah Greene
Jameson Clark
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