

The Early Bird(1965)
"His Latest and Funniest and First Time in Colour"
Overview
Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Pitkin does his best to save the dairy (and his horse) and the usual chaos ensues
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Norman Wisdom
Norman Pitkin

Edward Chapman
Mr. Thomas Grimsdale

Jerry Desmonde
Mr. Walter Hunter

Paddie O'Neil
Mrs. Gladwys Hoskins

Bryan Pringle
Austin

Richard Vernon
Sir Roger Wedgewood

John Le Mesurier
Colonel Foster

Peter Jeffrey
Fire Chief

Penny Morrell
Miss Curry
Marjie Lawrence
Woman in Negligee

Frank Thornton
Drunken Doctor

Dandy Nichols
Woman Flooded by Milk

Harry Locke
Commissionaire

Michael Bilton
Nervous Man

Imogen Hassall
Miss Cartwright
Nellie
Horse
Del Baker
Fireman (uncredited)
Les Conrad
Onlooker (uncredited)
Joe Dunne
Fireman (uncredited)
Joyce Everson
Mother (uncredited)
Tex Fuller
Office Worker (uncredited)

Fred Griffiths
Man in Lift (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
Surprised Man (uncredited)
Lew Hooper
Onlooker (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
Onlooker (uncredited)
Eddie Leslie
Slater (uncredited)
Dan Lester
Onlooker (uncredited)

David Lodge
Angry Husband (uncredited)
Lola Morice
Onlooker (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Policeman (uncredited)
Paul Phillips
Onlooker (uncredited)
George Roderick
Man Falling Down Stairs (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar
Fireman (uncredited)
Patsy Ann Scott
Girl at Party (uncredited)

Tony Selby
Godfrey (uncredited)
Philip Stewart
Bystander at Fire (uncredited)
Pat Symons
Onlooker (uncredited)
John Tatham
Man in Office (uncredited)
John Timberlake
Onlooker (uncredited)
Robert Vossler
Onlooker (uncredited)

Neil Wilson
Policeman (uncredited)
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