NORMAN WISDOM MOVIES

By The Law(1926) VHS
Tense Russian-made silent drama of lawlessness and revenge. Two men in a remote area of Alaska are murdered; when the killer is found, two companions of the dead men must exact the penalty. Stars Sergei Komarov and Vladimir Fogel. 90 min.
Trouble In Store(1953) VHS
Norman Wisdom's first film features the clumsy Cockney comic as a lowly employee at a huge department store with dreams of becoming a window dresser. A number of mishaps get in Wisdom's way while attempting to achieve his goal and get the girl of his dreams. With Margaret Rutherford, Moira Lister. 107 min.
One Good Turn(1954) VHS
Slapstick meets pathos with British comic Norman Wisdom as an orphan who remains at his orphanage to help with odd jobs and promises its charges a model car when he earns some cash. His inept efforts to get the money include stints as a sandwichboard man and a boxer. Joan Rice, Shirley Abicair also star. 90 min.
Man Of The Moment(1955) VHS
Norman Wisdom, the clown with cloth cap and tight clothing, accidentally becomes the British delegate at the Geneva Convention. Comedy abounds as Wisdom conducts negotiations and handles important government affairs. Lana Morris and Belinda Lee co-star. 85 min.
Up In The World(1956) VHS
Popular English funnyman Norman Wisdom takes a job as a window cleaner for Lady Banderville, but constantly gets into trouble with her son, Sir Reggie, who stages wild pranks. Norman decides to try to help the lad by straightening him out. Maureen Swanson and Jerry Desmonde also star. 87 min.
Just My Luck(1957) VHS
Slapstick maven Norman Wisdom is smitten with a nice girl who lives nearby, but he tries to impress her by heading to the local bookie to place a bet. He wins and keeps on winning on the horses until the action whips him into a hilarious frenzy. Margaret Rutherford and Jill Dixon also star. 82 min.
The Square Peg(1958) VHS
English WWII farce finds road mender Norman Wisdom recruited into the army and sent to serve in France. Wisdom accidentally slips behind enemy lines, but is picked up by the Resistance. To show his courage and enthusiasm for Great Britain, Norman leads a mission to rescue prisoners and tackle the German army. Honor Blackman, Edward Chapman also star. 89 min.
Follow A Star(1959) VHS
Norman Wisdom is a tailor with a nice voice hired to do the crooning for a has-been singer. But Norman wants to get a shot at being on stage himself, and finds help from a resourceful music teacher and a handicapped girl. June Laverick and Jerry Desmonde also star. 99 min.
The Bulldog Breed(1960) VHS
Trying to change his life by joining the navy, Norman Wisdom is chosen to be the first test subject for a planned rocket launch. The Cockney comic has to go through all sorts of tests, and people begin to wonder if he has the "right stuff" for the job. With Ian Hunter, David Lodge. 89 min.
The Girl On The Boat(1960) VHS
Zany British jokester Norman Wisdom takes charge of his aunt's cottage during the summer months in the roaring '20s. He decides to invite a group of friends to the place, and the get-together leads to a series of hilarious comic situations. Millicent Martin and Ronald Fraser also star in this adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse novel. 91 min.
On The Beat(1962) VHS
Diminutive daffy man Norman Wisdom wants desperately to become a policeman, but his height keeps him from joining the force. Instead, he settles for washing police cars--that is, until police superiors realize they can use Wisdom to nab some jewel thieves because of his resemblance to one of the hoods. With Jennifer Jayne, Raymond Huntley and David Lodge. 101 min.
The Early Bird(1965) VHS
With the dairy he works for threatened with closing after a large company moves onto their turf, lone milkman Norman Wisdom decides to take manners into his own hands, sabotaging the corporation head's garden and golf game. Funny slapstick permeates this Wisdom outing, his first color effort. With Edward Chapman, Jerry Desmonde and Paddie O'Neil. 93 min.
Press For Time(1966) VHS
British comic Norman Wisdom pulls a Peter Sellers and plays four different parts in this hilarious escapade. The story centers on Wisdom, a newspaper peddler, whose embarrassed Prime Minister grandfather has him sent to a town to work as a journalist. Rather than reporting the news, Wisdom makes it, getting involved in scandalous adventures. With Derek Bond. 98 min.
A Stitch In Time(1967) VHS
Laughs and sentiments mix as Norman Wisdom plays the assistant to a butcher who has swallowed a watch. While his boss is having surgery, Wisdom gets into trouble with hospital officials and is kicked off the premises. Since Wisdom made an injured orphan girl smile, he tries to get back in to see her, with hilarious consequences. With Edward Chapman, Jeannette Sterke. 89 min.
The Night They Raided Minsky's(1968) VHS
Colorful, quick-paced salute to the world of burlesque and the birth of striptease, as innocent Amish girl Britt Ekland comes to New York, becomes involved with mobsters and eventually performs the world's first strip show. Elliott Gould, Jason Robards, Jr., Forrest Tucker, Norman Wisdom and Joseph Wiseman star. 100 min.
What's Good For The Goose(1969) VHS
Norman Wisdom still cranks out the comedies in the 1960s, this time taking a rather risque approach to humor. He's a meek bank manager who meets a swinging hippie girl at a convention and tries to adapt to her carefree lifestyle, leaving his wife and marriage in the dust. Sally Geeson and Sarah Atkinson star; directed by the great Menahem Golan. 104 min.