Norman Pitkin
Norman Wisdom
Norman Pitkin
The Early Bird
“His Latest and Funniest and First Time in Colour”
7.6
1965
1h 38m
Comedy
Director: Robert Asher
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
Cast
Mr. Thomas Grimsdale
Edward Chapman
Mr. Thomas Grimsdale
Mr. Walter Hunter
Jerry Desmonde
Mr. Walter Hunter
Mrs. Gladwys Hoskins
Paddie O'Neil
Mrs. Gladwys Hoskins
Austin
Bryan Pringle
Austin
Sir Roger Wedgewood
Richard Vernon
Sir Roger Wedgewood
Colonel Foster
John Le Mesurier
Colonel Foster
Fire Chief
Peter Jeffrey
Fire Chief
Miss Curry
Penny Morrell
Miss Curry
Woman in Negligee
Marjie Lawrence
Woman in Negligee
Drunken Doctor
Frank Thornton
Drunken Doctor
Woman Flooded by Milk
Dandy Nichols
Woman Flooded by Milk
Reviews
Finetunes
I was not familiar with these comedians until now and this is the only movie I've seen in the series. I would have thoroughly enjoyed watching them in the 60's in my youth but the comedy is slapstick and more suitable for young kids and the nostalgia crowd. I will admit that there were some very amusing scenes even for someone like me in their golden years. Interestingly, the other reviews were mixed, some saying this was the best in the series and others saying it was the worst. I would classify this humor closest to Benny Hill.
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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 between the two milkmen that clears the street quicker than a thunderstorm. Thereafter, though, the joke wears a bit thin and the story resorts a little too much to slapstick - especially on the golf course - for my liking before descending a little too quickly into the preposterous where it loses much of it's charm and the horse starts to steal all the scenes! It's also a bit on the long side. Perhaps some more ruthless use of the razor blade in the cutting room could have tightened it up bit and kept the pace a bit better concentrated? Wisdom did have great comedy timing and a very expressive face, though, there are giggle moments here for us to enjoy and even a semblance of the Dunkirk spirit! I could just have done with a bit more of that!
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