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The Early Bird (1965)
Director: Robert Asher
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From Time Out Film Guide
Norman Wisdom, like much of Jerry Lewis, should perhaps be reserved exclusively for kids. The continual emphasis on slapstick, the sentimental celebration of the downtrodden but happy moron, and the total inability to rise above the invariably banal plots, tend to induce teeth-gritting agony for the adult viewer. This 'comedy' sees the staggering cretin as a milkman for a small firm whose inept antics save his unappreciative employers from a takeover.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Robert Asher
Producer: Hugh Stewart
Cast: Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Jerry Desmonde, Paddie O'Neil, Bryan Pringle, Richard Vernon full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 98 mins
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