Trouble in Store

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6.6/10

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Norman is working in the stockroom 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. While trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always?) with one of the shop girls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store, and somehow they manage to foil the robbers.

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Norman, a stockroom worker at a London store, aspires to be a window dresser. Pursuing his dream, he falls for a shopgirl and they uncover a robbery plot, miraculously foiling the thieves.Norman, a stockroom worker at a London store, aspires to be a window dresser. Pursuing his dream, he falls for a shopgirl and they uncover a robbery plot, miraculously foiling the thieves.Norman, a stockroom worker at a London store, aspires to be a window dresser. Pursuing his dream, he falls for a shopgirl and they uncover a robbery plot, miraculously foiling the thieves.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win total

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Trivia
Jill Craigie, who wrote the first draft of the script, is reported to have asked for her name to be removed from the credits after learning of Norman Wisdom's involvement.

Goofs
Miss Bacon glues three stickers to a suitcase; when she walks away, there are four stickers on it.

Connections
Featured in The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry (1996)

Soundtracks
I Want to Put on Record That I Love You
Lyric, David Arkell
Music, Mischa Spoliansky (as Spoliansky)
Performed by Norman Wisdom and Lana Morris (uncredited)

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8/10

A Lot Of Fun

This is a comedy starring Norman Wisdom as a bumbling stock person in Burridge's, the big London department store. This is a slapstick comedy with heart. He really likes Sally, a salesclerk played by the sweet looking Lana Morris. There are many rich characters in this film, such as Moira Lister playing supervisor Peggy Drew (Miss Srew, if you don't mind!) and the comic icon Margaret Rutherford playing a crafty shoplifter. The Jerry Lewis film "Who's Minding The Store?" borrowed some elements of this film, but this film is better. It is more engaging and involves great sight gags, such as the big sale with thousands of marauding shoppers and Norman trying to catch Sally to give her her purse while on roller skates. No need to go into the central plot, it doesn't matter. This is a fun comedy from the great Norman Wisdom. I recommend this. In these crazy times you need a laugh and this film gives you some.