Comedy

Trouble in Store

Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always !!), with one of the shopgirls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store and, somehow, manage to foil the robbers.

Release Date : 1953-12-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Norman

Original Name : Norman Wisdom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peggy Drew

Original Name : Moira Lister

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Gibson

Original Name : Megs Jenkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : August Freeman

Original Name : Jerry Desmonde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Bacon

Original Name : Margaret Rutherford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sally Wilson

Original Name : Lana Morris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bill

Original Name : Eddie Leslie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alf

Original Name : Cyril Chamberlain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Ronan O'Casey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gerald

Original Name : Derek Bond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edna

Original Name : Joan Sims

Gender : Female

Character Name : Robson

Original Name : John Warwick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Master of ceremonies

Original Name : John Warren

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

Margaret Rutherford and Norman Wisdom share top billing here but the former - "Miss Bacon", a rather classy shoplifter, features infrequently. This is really just a showcase for Wisdom. He works in a department store that gets a new boss in "Augustus Freeman" (Jerry Desmonde) with whom he gets off to quite an entertaining, if ropey, start. Hired, then fired, then rehired - we now enjoy a series of set-piece comedy scenarios as poor old "Norman" lurches from fireplace to the fire. Purely by accident, he finds himself embroiled in a cunning plot to relieve the store of it's takings on sale day - but can he and his pal "Peggy" (Moira Lister) thwart the scheme? There are quite a few scenes towards the end that show just how manic department store sales could be, and of just how easily the shrewd could capitalise on the ensuing chaos ("Miss Bacon" certainly knows how). Fans of Wisdom will find this an enjoyable enough family comedy caper that presents humour that is maybe just a bit too predictable, but fun nonetheless.