Summary
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 66
Audience score70%
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1953
December 14, 1953
73 years ago
Genres
ComedyFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
BAFTA Awards1954
- Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles1954Won
and 24 more86 people
- Norman WisdomNorman
- Margaret RutherfordMiss Bacon
- Moira ListerPeggy Drew
- Derek BondGerald
- Lana MorrisSally Wilson
- Jerry DesmondeAugust Freeman
- Megs JenkinsMiss Gibson
- Joan SimsEdna
- ELEddie LeslieBill
Michael BrennanDavis
Joan IngramMiss Denby
Michael WardWilbur
Cyril ChamberlainAlf
Ronan O'CaseyEddie- SASheila AzaShop Assistant (uncredited)
- ABAlan BeatonShopper (uncredited)
- HBHamlyn BensonMark (uncredited)
- PBPaul BeradiShopper Watching Model Train Display (uncredited)
- CBCharlie BirdDoorman (uncredited)
- EBErnest BlythShop Assistant (uncredited)
Jim BradyCrook at Cash Till (uncredited)
Esma CannonCafé Customer (uncredited)- ACAza CaralovaShopper (uncredited)
- TCTony CastletonShop Worker (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- John Paddy Carstairs Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Ted Willis Screenplay
- Maurice Cowan Screenplay
Editing · 1
- Jack Bygrave Assistant Editor
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