Man of the Moment
Man of the Moment
Release: 1955-11-24
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 6.5
Comedy
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
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Cast
Joan Ingram
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Julia Arnall
as Waitress (uncredited)
Lisa Gastoni
as Chambermaid
Garry Marsh
as British Delegate
Martin Miller
as Swiss Tailor
Hugh Morton
as Mitchell
Maurice Colbourne
as British General (uncredited)
Robert Henderson
as American General (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
as Extra (uncredited)
Harold Kasket
as Enrico
Anthony Chinn
as Tawaki Delegate (uncredited)
Philip Gilbert
as Pilot (uncredited)
Belinda Lee
as Sonia
Eugene Deckers
as Day Liftman
Christopher Beeny
as Lennie Grove (uncredited)
Norman Wisdom
as Norman
Charles Hawtrey
as Play Director (uncredited)
Violet Farebrother
as Queen of Tawaki
Cyril Chamberlain
as British Delegate
Jacques Cey
as Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)
Andy Ho
as Chinese Delegate (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
as Florrie (uncredited)
Susan Beaumont
as (uncredited)
Evelyn Roberts
as Sir Horace
Ruth Dunning
as Gladys Grove (uncredited)
Bruce Seton
as Fabian of the Yard (uncredited)
Peter Bryant
as Jack Grove (uncredited)
Ronan O'Casey
as American Delegate (uncredited)
Karl Stepanek
as Lom
Lana Morris
as Penny
Jerry Desmonde
as Jackson
Guy Standeven
as Onlooker (uncredited)
Brian Bedford
as Clapper Boy (uncredited)
Beverley Brooks
as Air Hostess
Michael Ward
as Photographer