Trouble in Store (1953)
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Ebullient British music-hall comedian Norman Wisdom made his movie debut in Trouble in Store. The scene is a large department store, where the bumbling Norman (Wisdom) has somehow landed a clerical job. The rest of the film is a series of slapstick catastrophes, some hilarious, others less so. Along the way, Norman saves the store from falling into the clutches of gangsters -- and wins the heroine besides. Wisdom's perennial straight-man Jerry Desmonde has a meaty role, as do British film-faves Margaret Rutherford and Moira Lister. Evidently this film meant a great deal to Norman Wisdom, for in 1992 he titled his autobiography Trouble in Store. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Trouble in Store
Ebullient British music-hall comedian Norman Wisdom made his movie debut in Trouble in Store. The scene is a large department store, where the bumbling Norman (Wisdom) has somehow landed a clerical job. The rest of the film is a series of slapstick catastrophes, some hilarious, others less so. Along the way, Norman saves the store from falling into the clutches of gangsters -- and wins the heroine besides. Wisdom's perennial straight-man Jerry Desmonde has a meaty role, as do British film-faves Margaret Rutherford and Moira Lister. Evidently this film meant a great deal to Norman Wisdom, for in 1992 he titled his autobiography Trouble in Store. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 82 mins
Complete Cast of Trouble in Store
- Norman Wisdom - Norman
- Moira Lister - Peggy
- Lana Morris - Sally
- Megs Jenkins - Miss Gibson
- Michael Brennan - Davis
- Eddie Leslie - Bill
- Ronan O'Casey
- Ian Wilson
- Esma Cannon
- John Warren
- Margaret Rutherford - Miss Bacon
- Derek Bond - Gerald
- Jerry Desmonde - Freeman
- Joan Sims - Edna
- Joan Ingram - Miss Denby
- Cyril Chamberlain
- Stringer Davis
- Roddy Hughes
- Michael Ward - Wilbur
- John Warwick - Robson
- Director(s):
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Writer(s):
- Maurice Cowan, John Paddy Carstairs, Jill Craigie
- Producer(s):
- Maurice Cowan
- Categories:
- Comedy, Action / Adventure
- 1954 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Most Promising Newcomer
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