The Early Bird (1965)

11/30/1965Comedy1h 38m
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His Latest and Funniest and First Time in Colour

Overview

Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Pitkin does his best to save the dairy (and his horse) and the usual chaos ensues

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Norman Wisdom

    Norman Pitkin

  2. Cast 1

    Edward Chapman

    Mr. Thomas Grimsdale

  3. Cast 1

    Jerry Desmonde

    Mr. Walter Hunter

  4. Paddie O'Neill

    Mrs. Gladwys Hoskins

  5. Cast 1

    John Le Mesurier

    Colonel Foster

  6. Cast 1

    Frank Thornton

    Drunken Doctor

  7. Cast 1

    Penny Morrell

    Miss Curry

  8. Cast 1

    Dandy Nichols

    Woman Flooded by Milk

  9. Cast 1

    Tony Selby

    Godfrey

This is a fun vehicle for Norman Wisdom that starts out quite amiably. He works for his boss "Grimsdale" (Edward Chapman) delivering the milk from his horse-drawn float early each morning. One day, though, he discovers all their empties broken and a new supplier "Consolidated Dairies" taking over his patch. Thwarted at every turn by their supercilious general manager "Hunter" (Jerry Desmonde) and his peak-capped henchman "Austin" (Bryan Pringle) it falls to poor old "Pitkin" to save the day, the business and his job! The beginning works well with a sort of gunfight at OK corral scenario betwee...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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