Stars: Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford, Moira Lister, Derek Bond, Jerry Desmonde, Lana Morris, Maureen Swanson

Director: John Paddy Carstairs

Summary: In 'Trouble In Store' Norman wants to be a window dresser for a large department store. When he eventually gets the job he succeeds in foiling a robbery. 'Up In The World' finds Norman on the ladder to success when he accepts a new job as a window cleaner to wealthy Lady Banderville. But he's about to take many knocks on the way up.

A cracking pair of comic capers:
TROUBLE IN STORE (1953): This is the first film in Norman Wisdom's incredibly successful slapstick series. He works in the stock room of a department store but has an ambitious dream to dress the windows but there are endless obstacles in his way. His performance won him the Best Newcomer prize at the BAFTA Awards!
UP IN THE WORLD (1956): Norman gets a window cleaning job for Lady Banderville but her son Sir Reggie keeps causing chaos for Norman.

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Norman Wisdom became an instant movie star with the release of Trouble in Storein 1953. Playing a character called Norman, he brought his familiar stage and television personality to the big screen as a young man with the ambition to become a window dresser in a major department store. Ever lovable victim of his own clumsiness, all Norman's efforts to improve himself result in chaos. That is, until he meets Sally (Lana Morris), the girl of his dreams. Then things turn disastrous. Costarring Margaret Rutherford, Trouble in Storeintroduced Wisdom's self-penned song which would become his theme, "Don't laugh at Me ('cause I'm a Fool)". The film became a massive box-office hit and won Wisdom a BAFTA Award. Very much of its time, admittedly, it's still highly entertaining.

In 1956 the title of his latest film, Up in the Worldaccurately described Norman Wisdom's career. This was the great British comedian's fourth hit in as many years, this time finding himself employed as window cleaner to Lady Banderville (Ambrosine Phillpotts). Apart from having hundreds of windows to polish, things would be going fine for Norman if it weren't for the endless practical jokes played by Lady Banderville's son, Sir Reginald (Michael Caridia). However, when the irritating Reggie is kidnapped, Norman has the chance to prove himself a hero, and it just might impress his beautiful costar Maureen Swanson. By now Wisdom was set on a winning formula, working with much the same team as on his three previous smashes, including Jerry Desmonde as Major Willoughby, who had starred in both Trouble in Store(1953) and Man of the Moment(1955). --Gary S Dalkin

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary By Sir Norman Wisdom
Year:	1953
Release Date:	May 12, 2003
Runtime:	168 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 03583
Keywords:	World, Comedy, Trouble, General, Store, Up
Genre:	Comedy