Keep Your Seats, Please
1936, English. Directed by Monty Banks.
The picture that made Formby box-office fun favourite No. 1
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off! Can George and his chums track down his rightful due before his grasping solicitor (Alastair Sim, in an early film appearance) snatches the lot? It's hard to say, but he still finds time to perform both the title song and the classic 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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FlixFlingCast & crew
- Monty BanksDirector
- George FormbyGeorge Withers
- Florence DesmondFlorrie
- Alastair SimA. S. Drayton
- May WhittyAunt Georgina Withers
- Enid Stamp-TaylorMadame Louise
- Gus McNaughtonMax
- Harry TateAuctioneer
- Tom PayneMan from Child Welfare
- Beatrix Fielden-KayeWoman from Child Welfare
- Clifford HeatherleyDr. G. Wilberforce
- Binkie StuartBinkie
- Hal GordonSailor
Details
- Released
- 1 August 1936
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Thomas J. Geraghty, Anthony Kimmins
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What Keep Your Seats, Please is based on
Keep Your Seats, Please is based on The Twelve Chairs (1928) by Ilya Ilf, Ilf and Petrov, and Yevgeny Petrov, published by Land and Factory.
1928
The Twelve Chairs
By Ilya Ilf, Ilf and Petrov, and Yevgeny Petrov
Published by Land and Factory
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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How long is Keep Your Seats, Please?
Keep Your Seats, Please runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
Does Keep Your Seats, Please have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is Keep Your Seats, Please on?
Keep Your Seats, Please is streaming on FlixFling in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Keep Your Seats, Please?
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) was directed by Monty Banks and stars George Formby, Florence Desmond, Alastair Sim.
What is Keep Your Seats, Please based on?
Keep Your Seats, Please is based on The Twelve Chairs (1928) by Ilya Ilf, Ilf and Petrov, and Yevgeny Petrov, published by Land and Factory.