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    Man of The Moment (1955)

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    Through a series of accidents, a Foreign Office filing clerk (Norman Wisdom) in Whitehall goes to Geneva with the British delegation.

    He becomes the most important and courted of the British officials after he stalls the entire United Nations with his support for the island of Tarawaki, and only just escapes with his life.

    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, while Charles Hawtrey pops up in a minor role.

    Norman
    Norman Wisdom
    Penny
    Lana Morris
    Sonia
    Belinda Lee
    Jackson
    Jerry Desmonde
    Lom
    Karel Stepanek
    Toki
    Inia Te Wiata
    Sir Horace
    Evelyn Roberts
    Mitchell
    Hugh Morton
    Queen of Tarawaki
    Violet Farebrother
    Tailor
    Martin Miller
    Enrico
    Harold Kasket
    Lesnevitch
    Derek Sydney
    Gritter
    Peter Taylor
    Rietz
    Joseph Behrmann
    Miguel
    Ivan Craig

    Director
    John Paddy Carstairs

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