Production Year: 1965 - Comedy - Director: Robert Asher - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Jerry Desmonde, Derek Bond, David Lodge, Frances White more
Mr Wisdom bursts into colour with these two movies: THE EARLY BIRD (1965): In this caper, Norman is a milkman for good old Grimsdale Dairy. When the dairy is threatened with... more
Early Bird, ably supported once again by Edward Chapman in his final appearance as Mr Grimsdale. This time around Wisdom is the only milkman working for Grimsdale...
Early Bird, ably supported once again by Edward Chapman in his final appearance as Mr Grimsdale. This time around Wisdom is the only milkman working for Grimsdale...
marketing company and an old-fashioned one-horse dairy. Press For Time: Making a catastrophe out of every assignment is a speciality for are reporter Norman Shields. Wha...
who always seems to win out in the end. The cloth-capped bumbler is one of the great creations of British comedy.The Early BirdNorman is a milkman with the old-fashioned Grimsdale Dairy and is ready to defend his traditional methods when a big corporation threatens to take over.Press For TimeNorman plays three different characters: a newspaper seller, his suffragette mother and the Prime Minister who turns out to be his grandfather!
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A review by Maximus-Qualitus on Early Bird, The / Press For Time (DVD) August 29th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Good
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Standard
How does it compare to similar films?
Good
Advantages:
Very Funny
Disadvantages:
None
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
NORMAN WISDOM. ****************
2 Films starring the wonderful and sometimes dopey, Norman Wisdom.
The Early Bird. ************
Norman is the gofer and assistant to Mr Grimsdale and between them they run a small milk round Then the big modern bullying firm (consolidated dairies) from around the corner decide that they want Normans 'patch'. Norman and his horse come under pressure and sabotage as the new milkman tries every trick in the book to ruin Norman's deliveries. This includes 'doping' the horse with drugged apples. Normans screams "MR GRIMSDALE, THE HORSE IS DEAD MR GRIMSDALE" and bursts in on Mr Grimsdale who is in a funny and compromising position with their landlady. But Norman fights back with all the mayhem and chaos which was a main stay of his movies. Including visiting the CEO on his golf course, wrecking the greens, dropping in on their head quarters and cracking the entire building etc… Hysterically funny and arguably one of his funniest films.
Starring: Norman Wisdom as Norman Pitkin Edward Chapman as "MR GRIMSDALE!!!"
Runtime: 98 minutes.
Press for time ************ In this film Norman is torn from his dead end job of selling newspapers outside Westminster station by his Grandfather (who happens to be the Prime Minister!!). He helps Norman to be a newest reporter at the seaside town of Tinmouth. What follows is his usual farcical madness and accident prone lunacy. The beauty pageant has never been so un-beautiful by the time he has gotten involved. In this film Norman has a love interest which he sings to, save us please that's a request not the name of the song. Not as good as some of his other films but still watchable.
Runtime: 98 minutesSpecial Features: ************* "The Early Bird" features an audio commentary between Norman Wisdom and Robert Ross English Subtitles. Total run time: 196 Minutes.
Plot: In 'The Early Bird' Norman causes chaos in a dispute between a large dairy company and his boss's one-horse operation. 'Press For Time' sees Norman making headlines as a press reporter.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): ITV DVD; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 12/05/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 37115 03543
Barcode: 5037115035431
DVD Description
Mr Wisdom bursts into colour with these two movies: THE EARLY BIRD (1965): In this caper, Norman is a milkman for good old Grimsdale Dairy. When the dairy is threatened with takeover by a big, modern dairy pint-sized Norman puts up one hell of a fight. PRESS FOR TIME (1966): A triple dose of Norman this time. He plays a newspaper seller, the newspaper seller's mother and also the newspaper seller's grandfather the prime minister!
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Audio Commentary on THE EARLY BIRD - Norman Wisdom, Theatrical Trailers, Subtitles for the Hard of Hearing - English
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