Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Movies»Movies by Decade»Movies - 1960s
    Movies - 1960s Movies - E 1 Min Read

    Early Bird, The (1965)

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    With the dairy he works for threatened with closure after a large company (Consolidated Dairies) moves onto their turf, calamity-prone milkman Norman Pitkin (Norman Wisdom in his first colour outing) decides to take matters into his own hands, sabotaging the corporation head’s garden and golf game.

    Meanwhile, rival milkman Austin (Bryan Pringle) employs dirty tactics to take Norman’s customers for Consolidated.

    The ubiquitous Edward Chapman is once again Norman’s boss, Mr Grimsdale.

    Funny slapstick dominates. Norman falls down a flight of stairs six times in the first ten minutes before a line of dialogue is even spoken.

    Norman Pitkin
    Norman Wisdom
    Mr Grimsdale

    Edward Chapman 
    Mr Walter N. Hunter

    Jerry Desmonde
    Mrs Gladwys Hoskins

    Paddie O’Neil 
    Austin

    Bryan Pringle 
    Sir Roger Wedgewood

    Richard Vernon 
    Colonel Foster 

    John Le Mesurier
    Fire Chief

    Peter Jeffrey
    Miss Curry

    Penny Morrell 
    Commissionaire

    Harry Locke
    Miss Cartwright, Sir Roger’s Secretary

    Imogen Hassall

    Director
    Robert Asher

    Video

    Related Posts

    • Sandwich Man, The (1966)
      Sandwich Man, The (1966)
      Mild-mannered widower Horace Quilby (Michael Bentine) is a 'Sandwich Man' who carries a sandwich-board on behalf of Finklebaum and O'Casey…
    • One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966)
      One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966)
      The Man from UNCLE TV series began as a spoof of James Bond but took off with a life -…
    • Price of Silence, The (1960)
      Price of Silence, The (1960)
      Richard Fuller (Gordon Jackson) is an ex-convict who - after serving his sentence for embezzlement - has changed his name…
    • 24 Hours to Kill (1965)
      24 Hours to Kill (1965)
      Tarzan star Lex Barker and Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney head a glittering international cast in this crime thriller from British…
    • Send Me No Flowers (1964)
      Send Me No Flowers (1964)
      Rock Hudson is quite funny as George, a hypochondriac, who - mistaking an overheard conversation during his almost daily visit…
    • There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
      There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
      Norman Wisdom plays little Davy Cooper, walking the streets and penniless after leaving the Army until he catches up with…
    • Tickle Me (1965)
      Tickle Me (1965)
      Judging by the improbable situation and silly set pieces, it is unsurprising to discover that a pair of ex-Three Stooges…
    • Beauty Jungle, The (1964)
      Beauty Jungle, The (1964)
      On a seaside holiday in Weston-Super-Mare, pretty young Bristol typist Shirley Freeman (Janette Scott) enters a rather tawdry beauty contest.…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleEagle Has Landed, The (1976)
    Next Article Earthquake (1974)

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Diagnosis Murder
      1 9 9 3 – 2 0 0 1 (USA) 178 x 45 minute episodes Community […]
    • Tab Hunter Show, The
      1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 1 (USA) 32 x 30 minute episodes This NBC […]
    • Route 66
      1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 4 (USA) 116 x 60 minute episodes 1 9 9 […]
    • Rumblefish (1983)
      In the second of Francis Ford Coppola’s youth problem […]
    • Flaming Lips, The
      From their obscure acid punk beginnings in Oklahoma City in […]
    • Avalanche
      With the break up of The Bootleg Family Band in November 1975, […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disco Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.