The Early Bird
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Director Robert Asher Language English | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Duration Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 1965 Cast Norman Wisdom (Norman Pitkin), (Mr. Thomas Grimsdale), (Mr. Walter Hunter), Paddie O'Neill (Mrs. Gladwys Hoskins), (Colonel Foster), (Drunken Doctor)Similar movies Related Robert Asher movies Tagline His Latest and Funniest and First Time in Colour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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".
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Synopsis
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.
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Reception
The film was one of the 15 most popular movies at the British box office in 1966. TV Guide wrote, "most of the humor is slapstick, predictable, and only vaguely amusing"; while Allmovie called the film a "lively British satire".
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The Early Bird WikipediaThe Early Bird IMDb The Early Bird themoviedb.org