Comedy

A Stitch in Time

An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.

Release Date : 1963-12-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Norman Pitkin

Original Name : Norman Wisdom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr Grimsdale

Original Name : Edward Chapman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Haskell

Original Name : Jeanette Sterke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lindy

Original Name : Lucy Appleby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sir Hector

Original Name : Jerry Desmonde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Wanda Ventham

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady Brinkley

Original Name : Jill Melford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs Cutforth

Original Name : Marianne Stone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Betty

Original Name : Vera Day

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cpl. Welsh, St. John's Ambulance

Original Name : Glyn Houston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prof. Crankshaw

Original Name : Ernest Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driver Nutall, St. John's Ambulance

Original Name : Frank Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Rudkin

Original Name : Penny Morrell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Meadows

Original Name : Patrick Cargill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benson

Original Name : Francis Matthews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amy

Original Name : Patsy Rowlands

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dale, Press Photographer.

Original Name : John Blythe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armed Robber.

Original Name : Johnny Briggs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Student

Original Name : Jennifer White

Gender : Female

Character Name : Medical Student

Original Name : Paul Grist

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Pitkin Pandemonium at St. Godrics. A Stitch in Time is directed by Robert Asher and collectively written by Jack Davies, Norman Wisdom, Henry Blyth and Eddie Leslie. It stars Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Jeanette Sterke and Jerry Desmonde. Music is by Philip Green and cinematography by Jack Asher. Although not prime Wisdom, A Stitch in Time holds the secrets as to what made the diminutive star so popular. Obviously his style of slapstick and malarkey for laughs isn't for everyone, but Wisdom's career blossomed because the feel good factor in his movies was always so high. While there was nearly always a sweet thread in his movies, where the harsh critics would cite schmaltz or sappiness, others rightly point to the honest escapism factor, a chance to forget the world and its troubles for a brief moment in time. A Stitch in Time sees Wisdom as Norman Pitkin, the young assistant to Mr. Grimsdale (Chapman) at the town butchers. When Grimsdale is hospitalised, Pitkin is determined to help wherever possible, which unfortunately means chaos will follow. This set-up allows Wisdom to indulge in a number of high spirited sequences involving motorised beds, teeth extractions, stretcher bearing, ambulance surfing, marching band chaos and even dressing up in drag. The "tender" sub-plot involves an orphan girl who after losing her parents in a plane crash, refuses to talk or smile, but Norman is on that case with the message being the innocence of unprejudiced kindness. That's that, really, all wrapped up in just under an hour and half of film. Harmless and innocent fun for those who want to escape their blues. 7.5/10