The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant but calculates it will take him over 100 years to save up for it. He is talked into betting a pound on a six horse accumulator at the Goodwood races with a slightly shady bookmaker. When he has won on the first five races, the bookie owes him over 16,000 pounds and everyone begins to worry. Everyone's future depends on a single race ... what can be done ?
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- John Paddy CarstairsDirector
- Alfred ShaughnessyScreenplay
- Peter BlackmoreScreenplay
Cast
- Norman WisdomNorman Hackett / Mr. Hackett
- Margaret RutherfordMrs. Dooley
- Jill DixonAnne
- Leslie PhillipsThe Hon. Mr. Richard Lumb
- Delphi LawrenceMiss Betty Daviot
- Joan SimsPhoebe
- Edward ChapmanMr. Stoneway
- Peter CopleyMr. Gilbert Weaver
- Vic WiseEddie Diamond
- Marjorie RhodesMrs. Hackett
- Michael WardMr. Cranley
- Marianne StoneTea Bar Attendant
Stills
Themes
black and white