Man of the Moment (1955 film)
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Produced by | Hugh Stewart |
| Written by | Maurice Cowan (story) John Paddy Carstairs Vernon Sylvaine |
| Starring | Norman Wisdom Lana Morris Belinda Lee Jerry Desmonde |
| Music by | Philip Green |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | John Shirley |
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Production
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Group Film Productions
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| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
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Release dates
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24 November 1955 |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Man of the Moment is a 1955 comedy film starring Norman Wisdom, Belinda Lee, Lana Morris and Jerry Desmonde. The film includes songs sung by the Beverley Sisters, including, "Dreams for Sale" (Arthur Groves, Peter Carroll), "Beware" (Norman Wisdom), "Yodelee Yodelay," and "Man of the Moment" (Jack Fishman).[1]
Plotline
Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befriends the queen of a remote island, and winds up a knight. Norman leaves rooms in shambles, tailors in shreds, and diplomats in bandages. Chased by gunmen and assassins of foreign powers, Norman finds himself running through active TV studio sets and interrupts various programs and performances in progress.
Cast
- Norman Wisdom as Norman
- Lana Morris as Penny
- Belinda Lee as Sonia
- Jerry Desmonde as Jackson
- Karel Štěpánek as Lom
- Garry Marsh as British Delegate
- Inia Te Wiata as King of Tawaki
- Evelyn Roberts as Sir Horace
- Violet Farebrother as Queen of Tawaki
- Martin Miller as Swiss Tailor
- Eugene Deckers as Day Lift Man
- Hugh Morton as Mitchell
- Cyril Chamberlain as British Delegate
- Lisa Gastoni as Chambermaid
- Harold Kasket as Enrico
- Beverley Brooks as Air Hostess
- Michael Ward as Photographer
- Derek Sydney as Lesnevitch
- Peter Taylor as Gritter
- Josef Behrmann as Rietz
Critical reception
- TV Guide noted, "some fine slapstick moments, including a television studio chase that interrupts several programs."[1]
- David Parkinson gave the film three out of five stars in The Radio Times, and wrote, "Norman Wisdom is almost at the peak of his powers in this typically silly comedy, in which, as ever, slapstick and sentiment jostle for centre stage....Although we usually think of Wisdom as a bashful bungler, he also did a nice line in cockiness, and it's surprisingly amusing to watch Whitehall and Geneva dance to his tune. Jerry Desmonde again provides supreme support as the stooge."[2]
References
External links
- Man of the Moment at BritMovie
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Man of the Moment at IMDb
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