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Comedian Norman Wisdom stars as Norman, a young man who works in a jewelers. Across the road works Anne, a pretty girl with whom he is secretly in love. He is anxiously trying to obtain enough money to declare his love properly, and when their secretary suggests placing an accumulator bet, Norman decides to wager on a jockey. He wins the first three races but disaster strikes when Norman hears that he is to ride an ageing mule in the final race. What ensues is Norman’s attempt at saving himself from financial ruin, in his own inimitable way!
Original Release
11/14/1957
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Norman Wisdom | Norman Hackett |
Margaret Rutherford | Mrs. Dooley |
Jill Dixon | Anne |
Leslie Phillips | Hon. Richard Lumb |
Delphi Lawrence | Miss Daviot |
Joan Sims | Phoebe |
Edward Chapman | Mr. Stoneway |
Peter Copley | Gilbert Weaver |
Vic Wise | Eddie Diamond |
Marjorie Rhodes | Norman's Mother / Mrs. Hackett |
Directors
Writers
Peter Cusick, Alfred Shaughnessy, Peter Blackmore
Cast
Name | Character |
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Norman Wisdom | Norman Hackett |
Margaret Rutherford | Mrs. Dooley |
Jill Dixon | Anne |
Leslie Phillips | Hon. Richard Lumb |
Delphi Lawrence | Miss Daviot |
Joan Sims | Phoebe |
Edward Chapman | Mr. Stoneway |
Peter Copley | Gilbert Weaver |
Vic Wise | Eddie Diamond |
Marjorie Rhodes | Norman's Mother / Mrs. Hackett |
Michael Ward | Cranley |
Marianne Stone | Tea Bar Attendant |
Felix Felton | Man in Cinema |
Michael Brennan | Masseur |
Cyril Chamberlain | Goodwood Official |
Eddie Leslie | Gas Man |
Freda Bamford | Mrs. Crossley |
Robin Bailey | Steward |
Campbell Cotts | Steward |
Sam Kydd | Craftsman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
Hugh Stewart | Producer |