- Actors: Norman Wisdom, Derek Bond, Angela Browne, Tracey Crisp, Allan Cuthbertson
- Directors: Robert Asher
- Writers: Norman Wisdom, Angus McGill, Eddie Leslie
- Producers: Peter Newbrook, Robert Hartford-Davis
- Classification: U
- Studio: Cinema Club
- VHS Release Date: 11 Aug 2000
- Run Time: 98 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CJRP
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 17,660 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
In Press for Time Norman Wisdom offered his version of the crusading reporter movie, though by 1966 time was running out for Norman's style of big-screen comedy. Wisdom had played duel roles in The Square Peg (1958) and On the Beat (1962), but perhaps a sign of his growing frustration with the formulaic nature of his pictures was that he stretched himself to play not just his usual underdog hero, but also his own mother and his grandfather, the Prime Minister. Wisdom also co-wrote the movie, and as a reporter in a small seaside town causes chaos for the council, organises a beauty parade and manages to reprise his drag act (he dressed as a female nurse in A Stitch in Time) as a suffragette. This was really the penultimate Norman Wisdom comedy, since apart from What's Good for the Goose (1969), he has only made two more features, William Friedkin's The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) and the belated thriller Double X (1992). Though now nearing the end of his years as a movie star, Wisdom shows himself to still be as polished as ever at his own brand of good-natured slapstick. Fans can be sure that with Norman around there's Trouble in Store (1953). --Gary S. Dalkin
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
In this film, one of his last, Norman plays 3 different parts – Norman Shields the newspaper seller, his mother (flashes back to when she was a suffragette) and his grandfather the Prime Minister.
Notoriously late Norman has an interview with his grandfather, who sends Norman off to a small seaside town to become a reporter.
Norman causes chaos from day one, losing his bike (ending up chasing the thief on a double decker bus, annoying the editor, becoming drunk, causing the towns councillors to fight and bicker, running a beauty contest (women parading around in bikinis) and having a helping hand in making a brand new house collapse.
One thing missing – no singing, not that the film needed any.
This will have you laughing all the way through.
Notoriously late Norman has an interview with his grandfather, who sends Norman off to a small seaside town to become a reporter.
Norman causes chaos from day one, losing his bike (ending up chasing the thief on a double decker bus, annoying the editor, becoming drunk, causing the towns councillors to fight and bicker, running a beauty contest (women parading around in bikinis) and having a helping hand in making a brand new house collapse.
One thing missing – no singing, not that the film needed any.
This will have you laughing all the way through.
Format:DVD
After Norman's success of the Early Bird, it was time for the second film, that was filmed in color called Press For Time.
I have to admit that is a good film and it does have it's moments of Norman making us all laugh with some of his comedy e.g. including a great funny scene of Norman's bike getting caught on the Major's chandelier.
I have to admit that is a good film and it does have it's moments of Norman making us all laugh with some of his comedy e.g. including a great funny scene of Norman's bike getting caught on the Major's chandelier.
Format:VHS Tape
This is more of a second rate Carry On film and is a waste of Norman Wisdom's talent. In fact it's more of a showcase for Norman to prove his agility - jumping along the coal trucks of a moving train, falling about etc. (although thank goodness he doesn't sing!). It has a very poor script and he is too old to be playing a man who goes all silly in the presence of females. There are some funny moments, but not enough. There are a few scenes which are very much like Some Mother's Do 'Ave 'Em, with Norman causing chaos just like Frank Spencer. Which is strange as apparently that programme was written for Norman and in his autobiography he states that he turned it down for being 'too juvenile'! After seeing and enjoying On the Beat, this was a disappointment.
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