The Early Bird is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom. It also features Edward Chapman, Bryan Pringle, Richard Vernon, John Le Mesurier and Jerry Desmonde. It was the first Norman Wisdom film to be shot in colour. The title is taken from the expression "the early bird catches the worm".
The Early Bird | |
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Directed by | Robert Asher |
Written by | Jack Davies Norman Wisdom |
Produced by | Hugh Stewart |
Starring | Norman Wisdom Edward Chapman Jerry Desmonde John Le Mesurier |
Cinematography | Jack Asher |
Edited by | Gerry Hambling |
Music by | Ron Goodwin |
Production company | The Rank Organisation |
Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Wisdom's character works for Grimsdale's Dairy as a milkman, in competition with Consolidated Dairies, an ever-growing rival company under the management of Walter Hunter (played by Jerry Desmonde).
Much of the humour centres on classic slapstick comedy, with Norman encountering various comedic escapades. These include being dragged around Mr Hunter's garden by an errant lawnmower and using the fire brigade's high pressure hosepipes to blast firemen off their ladders, after being called to a suspected fire at Consolidated Dairies' HQ.
The film was one of the 15 most popular movies at the British box office in 1966.[1] TV Guide wrote, "most of the humor is slapstick, predictable, and only vaguely amusing";[2] while Allmovie called the film a "lively British satire".[3]
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