Trouble in Store (1953)
- Directed by
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A clumsy department store worker tries to win the affection of a female co-worker. He gets into a series of comedic mishaps at his job.
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What happens
Trouble in Store is a 1953 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom in his cinema debut. The film also featured Moira Lister, Margaret Rutherford, Jerry Desmonde and Lana Morris. For his performance, Wisdom won a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Although it was shown at a West End venue, the film broke box office records at 51 out of the 67 London cinemas in which it played. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. It was released by Rank's General Film Distributors and was later released in America by Republic Pictures. The film's success led to Wisdom appearing in a string of films for Rank beginning with One Good Turn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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