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Writers:
John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay)
Sid Colin (additional scenes)
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Release Date:
23 May 1955 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy
Plot:
Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Norman Wisdom ... Norman
Joan Rice ... Iris
Shirley Abicair ... Mary
Thora Hird ... Cook
William Russell ... Alec
Joan Ingram ... Matron
Richard Caldicot ... Mr. Bigley
Marjorie Fender ... Tuppeny
Keith Gilman ... Jimmy
Noel Howlett
David Hurst ... Professor Dofee
Harold Kasket ... Ivor Petrovitch
Ricky McCullough ... Gunner Mac
Anthony Green (as Antony Green)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:U | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

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The first feature film of Percy Herbert. more
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Orphans Of The Norm, 13 July 2008
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Author: Gary170459 from Derby, UK

With fairly high Pinewood production values this was one of Norman Wisdom's best films, sans his best foil Jerry Desmonde though. Richard Caldicott played the posh pompous machinating bigwig foil here, but unfortunately wasn't (mis)used to the full.

Norman is general dogsbody at quaint orphanage under threat of demolition and replacement by a factory – this umbrellas various episodic adventures he has in his drive to buy an expensive £12 toy car for little Jimmy. Favourite bits: annoying the First Class rail passengers with his vivacity/yobbishness – depending on your point of view; making the best of a trouserless situation; peeling the onion with the sewing machine, to everyone's distress; the boxing bout; conducting the orchestra; the Black Sheep Of Whitehall and Happiest Days Of Your Lives type reprises. Thora Hird got more of a showing than in Black Sheep too. Two sentimental songs from Norman along the way: Step In The Right Direction (bedtime at the orphanage) and one he wrote himself Please Opportunity (at the funfair), both perfectly sung – just how much did Anthony Newley and Robbie Williams owe to him?

Along with some of the sets some of the acting could be a little wooden but much more preferable to me than todays plastic. For a glimpse of a safe but dead Britain it's great stuff, also a pleasant non-heavy comedy in all departments.

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