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The Early Bird
The Early Bird

The Early Bird (1965)

7.6 ? Nov 30, 1965 1h 38m
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Overview

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

Genres

Comedy

Release Date

November 30, 1965

Rating

7.6 /10

Runtime

1h 38m

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Norman Pitkin

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Mr. Thomas Grimsdale

Jerry Desmonde

Jerry Desmonde

Mr. Walter Hunter

Paddie O'Neil

Paddie O'Neil

Mrs. Gladwys Hoskins

Bryan Pringle

Bryan Pringle

Austin

Richard Vernon

Richard Vernon

Sir Roger Wedgewood

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Colonel Foster

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

Fire Chief

Penny Morrell

Penny Morrell

Miss Curry

Marjie Lawrence

Woman in Negligee

Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

Drunken Doctor

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Woman Flooded by Milk

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Commissionaire

Michael Bilton

Michael Bilton

Nervous Man

Imogen Hassall

Imogen Hassall

Miss Cartwright

Nellie

Horse

Del Baker

Fireman (uncredited)

Les Conrad

Onlooker (uncredited)

Joe Dunne

Fireman (uncredited)

Joyce Everson

Mother (uncredited)

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Finetunes

5.0/10

Feb 28, 2022

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 amusing scenes even for someone like me in their golden years. Interestingly, the other reviews were mixed, some saying this was the best in the series and others saying it was the worst. I would classify this humor closest to Benny Hill.

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CinemaSerf

6.0/10

Nov 14, 2022

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 his patch. Thwarted at every turn by their supercilious general manager "Hunter" (Jerry Desmonde) and his peak-capped henchman "Austin" (Bryan Pringle) it falls to poor old "Pitkin" to save the day, the business and his job! The beginning works well with a sort of gunfight at OK corral scenario between the two milkmen that clears the street quicker than a thunderstorm. Thereafter, though, the joke wears a bit thin and the story resorts a little too much to slapstick - especially on the golf course - for my liking before descending a little too quickly into the preposterous where it loses much of it's charm and the horse starts to steal all the scenes! It's also a bit on the long side. Perhaps some more ruthless use of the razor blade in the cutting room could have tightened it up bit and kept the pace a bit better concentrated? Wisdom did have great comedy timing and a very expressive face, though, there are giggle moments here for us to enjoy and even a semblance of the Dunkirk spirit! I could just have done with a bit more of that!

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