Norman Wisdom Collection - 12-DVD Box Set ( The Bulldog Breed / One Good Turn / The Early Bird / Press for Time / On the Beat / Man of the Moment / A Stitch in Time / Just My Luck / The Square Peg / Follow a Star / Trouble in Store / Up in the World ) ( Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird )

Norman Wisdom Collection - 12-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Bulldog Breed / One Good Turn / The Early Bird / Press for Time / On the Beat / Man of the Moment / A Stitch in Time / Just My Luck / The Square Peg / Follow a Star / Trouble in Store / Up in the World
Alternate Title: Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
1088 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1953 - 1966 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Robert Asher
John Paddy Carstairs

Written By:
Henry Blyth
Jack Davies
John Paddy Carstairs
Sid Colin
Norman Wisdom
Eddie Leslie
Angus McGill
Vernon Sylvaine
Peter Cusick
Alfred Shaughnessy
Maurice Cowan

Actors:
Norman Wisdom ..... Norman Puckle
Ian Hunter ..... Adm. Sir Bryanston Blyth
David Lodge ..... CPO Knowles
Robert Urquhart ..... Cmdr. Clayton
Edward Chapman ..... Mr. Philpots
Eddie Byrne ..... PO Filkins
Peter Jones ..... Diving instructor
John Le Mesurier ..... Prosecuting counsel
Terence Alexander ..... Defending counsel
Sydney Tafler ..... Speedboat owner
Brian Oulton ..... Bert Ainsworth (cinema manager)
Harold Goodwin ..... Streaky Hopkinson
Johnny Briggs ..... Johnny Nolan
Frank Williams ..... Mr Carruthers
Joe Robinson ..... Tall sailor
Norman Wisdom ..... Norman
Joan Rice ..... Iris
Shirley Abicair ..... Mary
Thora Hird ..... Cook
William Russell ..... Alec Bigley
Joan Ingram ..... Matron Sparrow
Richard Caldicot ..... Mr. Bigley
Marjorie Fender ..... Tuppeny
Keith Gilman ..... Jimmy
Noel Howlett ..... Jeweller
David Hurst ..... Professor Dofee
Harold Kasket ..... Ivor Petrovitch
Ricky McCullough ..... Gunner Mac
Anthony Green ..... Martin
Norman Wisdom ..... Norman Pitkin
Edward Chapman ..... Mr. Grimsdale
Jerry Desmonde ..... Mr. Hunter
Paddie O'Neil ..... Gladwys Hoskins
Bryan Pringle ..... Austin
Richard Vernon ..... Sir Roger Wedgewood
John Le Mesurier ..... Colonel Foster (golf partner)
Peter Jeffrey ..... Fire Chief
Penny Morrell ..... Miss Curry
Marjie Lawrence ..... Woman in negligee
Frank Thornton ..... Drunken doctor
Dandy Nichols ..... Woman flooded by milk
Harry Locke ..... Commissionaire
Michael Bilton ..... Nervous Man
Imogen Hassall ..... Sir Roger's Secretary
Norman Wisdom ..... Norman Shields / Emily, his mother / Wilfred, his grandfather (the P.M.)
Derek Bond ..... Maj. R.E. Bartlett
Angela Browne ..... Eleanor Lampton
Tracey Crisp ..... Ruby Fairchild
Allan Cuthbertson ..... Mr. Ballard (Attorney General)
Noel Dyson ..... Mrs. Corcoran (the lady mayor)
Derek Francis ..... Ernest Corcoran (alderman)
Peter Jones ..... Robin Willobey (photographer)
David Lodge ..... Mr. Ross (editor, 'Tinmouth Times')
Stanley Unwin ..... Mr. Nottage (Town Clerk)
Frances White ..... Liz Corcoran
Michael Balfour ..... Sewerman
Tony Selby ..... Harry Marshall (reporter, 'County Chronicle')
Michael Bilton
Norman Pitt
Jennifer Jayne ..... Rosanna
Raymond Huntley ..... Sir Ronald Ackroyd
David Lodge ..... Insp. Hobson
Esma Cannon ..... Mrs. Timms
Eric Barker ..... Doctor
Eleanor Summerfield ..... Sgt. Wilkins
Ronnie Stevens ..... Oberon
Terence Alexander ..... Chief Supt. Belcher
Maurice Kaufmann ..... Vince
Dilys Laye ..... American Lady
George Pastell ..... Manzini
Jack Watson ..... Police Sergeant
Campbell Singer ..... Bollington
Lionel Murton ..... Man in Underground Train
Lana Morris ..... Penny
Belinda Lee ..... Sonia
Jerry Desmonde ..... Jackson
Karel Stepanek ..... Lom
Garry Marsh ..... British Delegate
Inia Te Wiata ..... King of Tawaki
Evelyn Roberts ..... Sir Horace
Violet Farebrother ..... Queen of Tawaki
Martin Miller ..... Swiss Tailor
Eugene Deckers ..... Day Lift Man
Hugh Morton ..... Mitchell
Cyril Chamberlain ..... British Delegate
Lisa Gastoni ..... Chambermaid
Harold Kasket ..... Enrico
Jeanette Sterke ..... Nurse Haskell
Jerry Desmonde ..... Sir Hector
Jill Melford ..... Lady Brinkley
Glyn Houston ..... Cpl. Welsh, St. John's Ambulance Brigade
Hazel Hughes ..... Matron
Patsy Rowlands ..... Amy
Peter Jones ..... Capt. Russell, St. John's Ambulance Brigade
Ernest Clark ..... Prof. Crankshaw
Lucy Appleby ..... Lindy
Vera Day ..... Betty
Frank Williams ..... Driver Nutall, St. John's Ambulance Brigade
Penny Morrell ..... Nurse Rudkin
Patrick Cargill ..... Dr. Meadows
Norman Wisdom ..... Norman Hackett (and his own father)
Margaret Rutherford ..... Mrs. Dooley
Jill Dixon ..... Anne
Leslie Phillips ..... Hon. Richard Lumb
Delphi Lawrence ..... Miss Daviot
Joan Sims ..... Phoebe
Edward Chapman ..... Mr. Stoneway
Peter Copley ..... Gilbert Weaver
Vic Wise ..... Eddie Diamond
Marjorie Rhodes ..... Mrs. Hackett
Michael Ward ..... Cranley
Marianne Stone ..... Tea Bar Attendant
Felix Felton ..... Man in Cinema
Michael Brennan ..... Masseur
Cyril Chamberlain ..... Goodwood Official
Honor Blackman ..... Lesley Cartland
Campbell Singer ..... Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques ..... Gretchen
Brian Worth ..... Henri Le Blanc
Terence Alexander ..... Captain Wharton
John Warwick ..... Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell ..... General Hunt
André Maranne ..... Jean-Claude
Victor Beaumont ..... Jogenkraut
Frank Williams ..... Captain Ford
Eddie Leslie ..... Medical officer
Richard Marner ..... Bit Part
John G. Heller ..... German officer at gatepost
Norman Wisdom ..... Norman Truscott
June Laverick ..... Judy
Jerry Desmonde ..... Vernon Carew
Hattie Jacques ..... Dymphna Dobson
Richard Wattis ..... Dr. Chatterway
Eddie Leslie ..... Harold Franklin
John Le Mesurier ..... Birkett
Sydney Tafler ..... Pendlebury
Fenella Fielding ..... Lady Finchington
Charles Heslop ..... The General
Joe Melia ..... Stage Manager
Ron Moody ..... Violinist
Moira Lister ..... Peggy Drew
Megs Jenkins ..... Miss Gibson
Jerry Desmonde ..... Augustus Freeman
Margaret Rutherford ..... Miss Bacon
Lana Morris ..... Sally Wilson
Eddie Leslie ..... Bill
Michael Brennan ..... Davis
Michael Ward ..... Wilbur
Joan Ingram ..... Miss Denby
Cyril Chamberlain ..... Alf
Ronan O'Casey ..... Eddie
Derek Bond ..... Gerald
Joan Sims ..... Edna
John Warren ..... Master of ceremonies
Maureen Swanson ..... Jeannie Andrews
Jerry Desmonde ..... Maj. Willoughby
Michael Caridia ..... Sir Reginald
Colin Gordon ..... Fletcher Hethrington
Ambrosine Phillpotts ..... Lady Banderville
Michael Ward ..... Maurice
Jill Dixon ..... Sylvia
Edwin Styles ..... Conjuror
Hy Hazell ..... Yvonne
William Lucas ..... Mick Bellman
Lionel Jeffries ..... Wilson
Cyril Chamberlain ..... Harper
Michael Brennan ..... Prison Warder
Eddie Leslie ..... Max

Synopsis:

This collection contains 12 feature films starring diminutive funny-man Norman Wisdom. Titles include The Bulldog Breed, One Good Turn, The Early Bird, Press For Time, On The Beat, Man Of The Moment, A Stitch In Time, Just My Luck, The Square Peg, Follow A Star, Trouble In Store and Up In The World. The Norman Wisdom Collection has over 18 hours of content.
The Bulldog Breed (1960)
The Navy's newest recruit is Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom). He's no ordinary sailor and that's just as well because he soon finds himself lined up for an extraordinary adventure.
One Good Turn (1955)
A successful man meets someone from his past who threatens all he holds dear.
The Early Bird (1965)
Norman is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Norman does his best to save the dairy (and his horse) and the usual chaos ensues.
Press for Time (1966)
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him 'a more responsible job'.
On the Beat (1962)
Norman wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and 'walks the beat'.
Man of the Moment (1955)
A new clerk at a department store discovers that some of his co-workers are conspiring with local gangsters to commit a robbery.
A Stitch in Time (1963)
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Norman finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Norman decides to help.
Just My Luck (1957)
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop.
The Square Peg (1959)
Norman and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military.
Follow a Star (1959)
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer who's star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.
Trouble in Store (1953)
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition, he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays.
Up in the World (1956)
Norman is a window cleaner who has to clean a manor house with hundreds of windows. He is distracted by the son of the house who persuades him to go into town.

The Bulldog Breed (1960)
The Navy's newest recruit is Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom). He's no ordinary sailor and that's just as well because he soon finds himself lined up for an extraordinary adventure. It is planned that the Navy will put a rocket into orbit and Norman is chosen to man it. Hilarious setbacks and chaos are Norman's constant companions as he undertakes the strenuous tests and training required. Eventually doubts arise as to whether the right person has been chosen, but surely the whims of admirals and officers will not be enough to deny Norman his moment of glory!ul man meets someone from his past who threatens all he holds dear.

One Good Turn (1955)
A successful man meets someone from his past who threatens all he holds dear.

The Early Bird (1965)
Norman is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Norman does his best to save the dairy (and his horse) and the usual chaos ensues.

Press for Time (1966)
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him 'a more responsible job'. A few favours are called in and Norman becomes the newest reporter at the seaside town of Tinmouth. After causing chaos at a local council meeting and causing the demolition of a new house he tries to organise a beauty pageant. A slapstick tale of corruption in high and low places.

On the Beat (1962)
Norman wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and 'walks the beat'. This leads to a level of chaos that only Norman could cause.

Man of the Moment (1955)
A new clerk at a department store discovers that some of his co-workers are conspiring with local gangsters to commit a robbery. The bumbling clerk stops the crime from taking place and ends up a local hero.

A Stitch in Time (1963)
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Norman finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Norman decides to help.

Just My Luck (1957)
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant but calculates it will take him over 100 years to save up for it. He is talked into betting a pound on a six horse accumulator at the Goodwood races with a slightly shady bookmaker. When he has won on the first five races, the bookie owes him over 16,000 pounds and everyone begins to worry. Everyone's future depends on a single race ... what can be done ?

The Square Peg (1959)
Norman and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Norman takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero.

Follow a Star (1959)
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer who's star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.

Trouble in Store (1953)
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always !!), with one of the shopgirls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store and, somehow, manage to foil the robbers.

Up in the World (1956)
Norman is a window cleaner who has to clean a manor house with hundreds of windows. He is distracted by the son of the house who persuades him to go into town. When some villains try and kidnap the young heir Norman fights them off but the heir has banged his head and can't remember Norman's heroic stand.

A box set of 12 Norman Wisdom classics.
In 'On the Beat' Wisdom stars as a bumbling Scotland Yard car park attendant who gets his chance to be a real policeman after he accidentally catches some crooks. His advantage lies in the fact that he physically resembles one of the ringleaders.

In 'Man of the Moment' the bumbling Norman (Wisdom) accidentally becomes the British delegate to an important international conference in Geneva. Hilarious chaos and amusing misunderstandings ensue.

In 'Trouble in Store' Wisdom is taken on as a shop assistant in a department store. His ambition is to become a window dresser, and he falls in love at first sight with his dream-girl, Sally. After a disastrous start (chasing a bus on roller skates, entering a shop girl's hostel, the usual sort of thing), events conspire to make Norman an unlikely hero.

In 'Up in the World' Wisdom stars as the bumbling window cleaner to Lady Banderville. He has to cope with the pranks of her son, Sir Reggie, but cleans up when he confounds a gang of kidnappers.

In 'The Square Peg' Norman Pitkin (Wisdom) is keen to help the war effort, and turns out to be a dead ringer for an enemy general. Joining up with his colleague, Mr Grimsdale, he is posted to France as part of a team repairing the damaged roads. Captured by the enemy, he turns his uncanny resemblance to his own advantage and comes home a hero.

In 'Follow a Star' Wisdom plays a shop worker (imaginatively also named Norman, as indeed is every character he has ever portrayed) who dreams of becoming a famous singer. His attempts are, of course, disastrous, until he is encouraged by music teacher Miss Dobson, and a crippled girl named Judy.

In 'The Bulldog Breed' Norman Puckle (Wisdom) is a grocer who joins the Navy and finds himself chosen to man a rocket flight into outer space. After Norman brings his own brand of madcap mayhem to the training process, his superiors begin to suspect that they might have picked the wrong person for the mission. Also starring Ian Hunter and Edward Chapman.

Whilst in 'One Good Turn' Norman (Wisdom) works at the orphanage, and promises that he will buy one of its charges a model car. But how can he get the money? Proving himself equally incompetent at all jobs, he manages to raise a few laughs along the way in his attempts to earn the cash and not disappoint the little sprite.

In 'A Stitch in Time' Star Wisdom plays an apprentice butcher trying to help a sick child. His bumbling efforts end up with him being banned from visiting little orphan Lindy, but Norman will go to any lengths to keep in touch with his young charge.

Whilst in 'Just My Tuck', determined to win the heart of his beautiful neighbour, Norman (Wisdom) decides he wants to buy her a diamond necklace - but how can he possibly afford it? A solution offers itself when he goes to a bookmaker's, learns the intricacies of the accumulator bet, and sets out on a major winning streak. However, whenever Norman is involved things are never quite that simple, and soon enough our hapless hero finds himself in deep trouble, creating havoc at the local racetrack.

In 'The Early Bird' Wisdom plays a milkman caught up in a feud between the small, traditional company that employs him and a large, modern dairy planning a hostile takeover. Will Norman, in his typically inept fashion, manage to save his company from the onset of modernity?

Finally in 'Press For Time' Norman Shields (Wisdom) is an accident-prone young reporter, who only got the job because his grandfather (also played by Wisdom) happens to be the Prime Minister. Hilarious chaos ensues when Norman is sent to cover a beauty contest. Wisdom also appears in drag as a Suffragette called Emily.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 November, 2010.