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Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)

Public Pigeon No. 1 poster
Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a series of comedic misunderstandings. He is mistaken for a criminal by the police and has to prove his innocence.

lightheartedplayfulfunnywhimsicalsillyfast-pacedamusingeasygoing

What happens

Public Pigeon No. 1 is a 1957 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Red Skelton, Vivian Blaine and Janet Blair. It is the theatrical feature-length remake of the Climax! television episode "Public Pigeon #1" that also starred Red Skelton, but was directed by Seymour Berns, which aired in the second season of that show on September 8, 1955. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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