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A Stitch in Time [VHS]

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I saw this movie as a child, many years ago, and loved it. Unfortunately, over the years, I forgot the title and somehow got it mixed up with "The Disorderly Orderly", starring Jerry Lewis. Decades later, I finally located it on Amazon. It was very expensive, especially for an old black-and-white movie (and with the shipping cost to New Zealand), but if you enjoy Norman Wisdom's work as much as I do, it is worth the price.

It tells the story of Norman Pitkin (Wisdom), a butcher's assistant who causes havoc wherever he goes. Banned from the hospital where he was visiting his boss, he ends up in the children's ward, where he is the only one who can get through to a young, orphaned girl who is in shock. He promises to visit her again, and has to go through all sorts of subterfuge, posing as a doctor, a nurse, a patient, a dental student, a St John's Ambulance officer and a trombonist to get back into the hospital to keep his promise. There is heaps of chaos and hilarious slapstick comedy, as well as a wonderfully heart-warming story of selfless love.

An extra bonus on the DVD is a selection of Norman Wisdom's singing performances (audio only, unfortunately, but still excellent added value for Norman's fans).

Hilarious, laugh a minute slap stick comedy. Not recommended for those with a weak heart (You might die laughing)
The quality of the video is quite good, in spite of being in B&W.

After appearing on three early BBC-TV sitcoms, Norman Wisdom made a string of comedies for the Rank Organsation. A STITCH IN TIME is one of the later pictures. Here, a hospital visit after a butcher shop accident fnds Norman creating his usual chaos. He also tries to help a child who hasn't spoken since her folks died in a plane crash.


Fans of Sir Norman will also enjoy TELEVISTA's edition of his 1956 comedy, UP IN THE WORLD.


Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.

(6.2) A Stitch in Time (UK-1963) - Norman Wisdom/Edward Chapman/Jeanette Sterke/Jerry Desmonde/Jill Medford/Glyn Houston