Summary
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.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
Letterboxd · 291 ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 6 countries
Released
1955
January 4, 1955
71 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 25 more96 people
- Norman WisdomNorman
- Joan RiceIris
- SAShirley AbicairMary
- Thora HirdCook
- William RussellAlec Bigley
- Joan IngramMatron Sparrow
- Richard CaldicotMr. Bigley
- MFMarjorie FenderTuppeny
- KGKeith GilmanJimmy
- Noel HowlettJeweller
- David HurstProfessor Dofee
Harold KasketIvor Petrovitch- RMRicky McCulloughGunner Mac
Anthony GreenMartin- JAJohn AdamsConstable in Theatre (uncredited)
- CAChris AdcockStagehand (uncredited)
- FAFrank AndrewsBoxing Spectator (uncredited)
Jonathan BaileyMinor Role (uncredited)
Michael BalfourBoxing Spectator (uncredited)- HBHamlyn BensonMr. Carter (uncredited)
- PBPaul BeradiGeneva Conference Delegate (uncredited)
Jim BradyBoxer (uncredited)- RBRobin BurnsWalker in Race (uncredited)
- TCTony CastletonBoxing Spectator / Walker in Race (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- John Paddy Carstairs Director, Screenplay
- Robert Asher Assistant Director
- Kathleen Hosgood Continuity
Writing · 3
- Maurice Cowan Screenplay, Producer
- Ted Willis Screenplay
- Dorothy Whipple Story
Production · 2
- Earl St. John Executive Producer
- Hugh Attwooll Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Jack E. Cox Director of Photography
- Reginald H. Morris Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Geoffrey Foot Editor
Sound · 5
- John Addison Original Music Composer
- Philip Martell Music Director
- John W. Mitchell Sound Recordist
- John Shirley Sound Editor
- Gordon K. McCallum Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Carmen Dillon Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Phyllis Dalton Costume Design, Costume Supervisor
- Geoffrey Rodway Makeup Artist
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