Man of the Moment (1955 film)

Man of the Moment

Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Produced by	Hugh Stewart
Written by	Maurice Cowan (story) John Paddy Carstairs Vernon Sylvaine
Starring	Norman Wisdom Lana Morris Belinda Lee Jerry Desmonde
Music by	Philip Green
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox
Edited by	John Shirley
Production company	Group Film Productions
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release dates	24 November 1955
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Man of the Moment is a 1955 comedy film starring Norman Wisdom, Belinda Lee, Lana Morris and Jerry Desmonde. The film includes songs sung by the Beverley Sisters, including, "Dreams for Sale" (Arthur Groves, Peter Carroll), "Beware" (Norman Wisdom), "Yodelee Yodelay," and "Man of the Moment" (Jack Fishman).^[1]

Plotline

Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befriends the queen of a remote island, and winds up a knight. Norman leaves rooms in shambles, tailors in shreds, and diplomats in bandages. Chased by gunmen and assassins of foreign powers, Norman finds himself running through active TV studio sets and interrupts various programs and performances in progress.

Cast

Norman Wisdom as Norman
Lana Morris as Penny
Belinda Lee as Sonia
Jerry Desmonde as Jackson
Karel Štěpánek as Lom
Garry Marsh as British Delegate
Inia Te Wiata as King of Tawaki
Evelyn Roberts as Sir Horace
Violet Farebrother as Queen of Tawaki
Martin Miller as Swiss Tailor
Eugene Deckers as Day Lift Man
Hugh Morton as Mitchell
Cyril Chamberlain as British Delegate
Lisa Gastoni as Chambermaid
Harold Kasket as Enrico
Beverley Brooks as Air Hostess
Michael Ward as Photographer
Derek Sydney as Lesnevitch
Peter Taylor as Gritter
Josef Behrmann as Rietz

Critical reception

TV Guide noted, "some fine slapstick moments, including a television studio chase that interrupts several programs."^[1]
David Parkinson gave the film three out of five stars in The Radio Times, and wrote, "Norman Wisdom is almost at the peak of his powers in this typically silly comedy, in which, as ever, slapstick and sentiment jostle for centre stage....Although we usually think of Wisdom as a bashful bungler, he also did a nice line in cockiness, and it's surprisingly amusing to watch Whitehall and Geneva dance to his tune. Jerry Desmonde again provides supreme support as the stooge."^[2]

References

1 2 "Man Of The Moment Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
↑ "Man of the Moment | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. Retrieved 2014-06-08.

External links

Man of the Moment at BritMovie
Man of the Moment at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs

Paris Plane (1933)
Holiday's End (1937)
Double Exposures (1937)
Night Ride (1937)
Missing, Believed Married (1937)
Incident in Shanghai (1938)
Lassie from Lancashire (1938)
The Saint in London (1939)
Meet Maxwell Archer (1940)
The Second Mr. Bush (1940)
Spare a Copper (1940)
He Found a Star (1941)
Dancing with Crime (1947)
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
Fools Rush In (1949)
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
Tony Draws a Horse (1950)
Talk of a Million (1951)
Treasure Hunt (1952)
Made in Heaven (1952)
Top of the Form (1953)
Trouble in Store (1953)
Up to His Neck (1954)
One Good Turn (1955)
Man of the Moment (1955)
Jumping for Joy (1956)
Up in the World (1956)
Just My Luck (1957)
The Big Money (1958)
The Square Peg (1959)
Tommy the Toreador (1959)
Sands of the Desert (1960)
A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
The Devil's Agent (1962)

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