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Stitch In Time, A / Just My Luck [1963]
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An important step in the career of Norman Wisdom, Just My Luck is principally notable for the introduction of actor Edward Chapman, whom many would come to know as series regular Mr Grimsdale. Here he's the stuffy foil to Norman's romantic plans regarding his jewel-making job, where he'll do anything to possess some of the wealth about him. The chance comes in the form of an accumulator bet at Goodwood races thanks to a slimy Leslie Phillips. Another star cameo of note was a second appearance by Margaret Rutherford (after Trouble in Store) as an eccentric animal owner. But the real advance with the Wisdom formula was that--after a reasonably serious plot line--Norman finally gets the girl. --Paul Tonks
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Norman Wisdom reprises his famous Pitkin character for the third time in A Stitch in Time, and Edward Chapman is also back to provide Norman with the excuse to reprise his immortal catch-phrase "Mr Grimsdale!". Here he succeeds in causing chaos in a St John Ambulance unit, as well as donning drag to play a blonde nurse complete with suspender belt and silk stockings. Each Norman Wisdom movie usually sees him as the accidental Lord of Misrule in one institution or another, and this time it's the NHS: after being banned from his local hospital, Norman resorts to subterfuge to visit a little orphan girl. There's an autobiographical touch here, as Wisdom himself was raised in an orphanage and centred the plot of One Good Turn (1954) around such an establishment. --Gary S Dalkin
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Edward Chapman
Norman Wisdom
Jeannette Sterk
Jerry Desmonde
Margaret Rutherford
Creators:
Norman Wisdom (Primary Contributor)
Edward Chapman (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: ITV DVD
Manufacturer: ITV DVD
EAN: 5037115035639
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, PAL,
Release date: 2003-05-12
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 172 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1963
Language: English (Original Language)