Bibliograph

Norman Wisdom double feature, The square peg, directed by John Paddy Carstairs ; produced by Hugh Stewart ; written Peter Blackmore, Alfred Shaughnessy / directed by John Paddy Carstairs ; produced by Hugh Stewart ; written by Jack Davies, Henry E. Blyth, Norman Wisdom, Eddie Leslie, Vol. 3

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Label

Norman Wisdom double feature, The square peg, directed by John Paddy Carstairs ; produced by Hugh Stewart ; written Peter Blackmore, Alfred Shaughnessy / directed by John Paddy Carstairs ; produced by Hugh Stewart ; written by Jack Davies, Henry E. Blyth, Norman Wisdom, Eddie Leslie, Vol. 3

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

Norman Wisdom double feature

Oclc number

932514689

Responsibility statement

directed by John Paddy Carstairs ; produced by Hugh Stewart ; written Peter Blackmore, Alfred Shaughnessy / directed by John Paddy Carstairs ; produced by Hugh Stewart ; written by Jack Davies, Henry E. Blyth, Norman Wisdom, Eddie Leslie

Runtime

171

Series statement

Norman Wisdom double feature, Vol. 3The Rank collection

Sub title

The square peg

Summary

Just My Luck: 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 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 aging mule in the final race. What ensues is Norman's attempt at saving himself from financial ruin, in his own inimitable way!The Square Peg: It is the Second World War and Norman Pitkin (Norman Wisdom) joins, or rather is conscripted into the army, and after a zany time at boot camp, is shipped off to German occupied France. Lucky for Norman, he's a dead ringer for a Nazi general, and low and behold, he is able to foil the Teutonic general's war plan and returns home a hero!

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Just my luckSquare peg

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