The Early Bird (1965)

Directed by

Robert Asher

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

U

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling milkman causes chaos and comedy in a small English town. He competes with a rival dairy company while trying to win the affection of a local woman.

lightheartedslapstickwhimsicalcheerfulplayfulenergeticaffectionate

What happens

The Early Bird is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Bryan Pringle, Richard Vernon, John Le Mesurier and Jerry Desmonde. It was the first Norman Wisdom film to be shot in colour and one of the last he made for Rank. The title is taken from the expression "the early bird catches the worm". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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