Classic comedy starring George Formby as a man who heads to London in search of fame only to find himself accused of murder. George Trotter (Formby) is convinced he will make it on stage and duly checks in at Ma Tubbs (Hilda Mundy)'s theatrical boarding house. Unfortunately for George, when the performer in the next room, acrobat Tom Driscoll (Dennis Wyndham), is found murdered, George is Chief Inspector Twyning (Ian Fleming)'s prime suspect. Can George find out the true identity of the killer, or will his attempts to solve the case only provide further evidence for the police to use against him?

Post-war British comedy in which a soldier returns to his home village and the family tavern now at threat from an unscrupulous rival. When pub owner George Harper (George Formby) arrives back in Britain his first thought is to return to the village of Tumbleford and his pub, The Unicorn. Unfortunately for George, the manager of the village's other pub, The Lion, has taken advantage of his absence to steal his customers and even seems suspiciously close to George's childhood sweetheart, Mary (Rosalyn Boulter). Can George find a way to win back Mary and his customers?