The Early Bird

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

Cast

Norman Wisdom

as Norman Pitkin

Edward Chapman

as Mr. Thomas Grimsdale

Jerry Desmonde

as Mr. Walter Hunter

Paddie O'Neil

as Mrs. Gladwys Hoskins

Bryan Pringle

as Austin

Richard Vernon

as Sir Roger Wedgewood

John Le Mesurier

as Colonel Foster

Peter Jeffrey

as Fire Chief

Penny Morrell

as Miss Curry

Marjie Lawrence

as Woman in Negligee

Reviews

Finetunes

I was not familiar with these comedians until now and this is the only movie I've seen in the series. I would have thoroughly enjoyed watching them in the 60's in my youth but the comedy is slapstick and more suitable for young kids and the nostalgia crowd. I will admit that there were some very amu...

CinemaSerf

This is a fun vehicle for Norman Wisdom that starts out quite amiably. He works for his boss "Grimsdale" (Edward Chapman) delivering the milk from his horse-drawn float early each morning. One day, though, he discovers all their empties broken and a new supplier "Consolidated Dairies" taking over hi...

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