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Man of the Moment

6.5 85 mins Comedy   1955
Director(s): John Paddy Carstairs

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

Casts of Man of the Moment

Norman Wisdom

as Norman

Lana Morris

as Penny

Belinda Lee

as Sonia

Jerry Desmonde

as Jackson

Karl Stepanek

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 Liftman

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

Chris Adcock

as Russian Delegate (uncredited)

Jack Armstrong

as Delegate (uncredited)

Julia Arnall

as Waitress (uncredited)

Susan Beaumont

as (uncredited)

Brian Bedford

as Clapper Boy (uncredited)

Christopher Beeny

as Lennie Grove (uncredited)

Paul Beradi

as Conference Official (uncredited)

Nigel Bernard

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth

as Guest (uncredited)

Peter Bryant

as Jack Grove (uncredited)

Aza Caralova

as Russian Official (uncredited)

Dennis Carnell

as Actor in Play / Boat Passenger (uncredited)

Jacques Cey

as Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain

as Stage Performer (uncredited)

Alexis Chesnakov

as Russian General (uncredited)

Anthony Chinn

as Tawaki Delegate (uncredited)

Peggy Ann Clifford

as Chambermaid (uncredited)

Maurice Colbourne

as British General (uncredited)

Mike Conner

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Austin Cooper

as Hotel Staff (uncredited)

Ivan Craig

as Miguel (uncredited)

Dan Cressey

as Guest (uncredited)

George Curtis

as Actor in Greek Play (uncredited)

Dan Darnelli

as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

Fred Davis

as Hotel Porter (uncredited)

Doreen Dawn

as (uncredited)

Reggie de Beer

as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

Alf Dean

as Bodyguard (uncredited)

Margaret Downs

as Daphne Grove (uncredited)

Richard Duke

as Police Constable (uncredited)

Ruth Dunning

as Gladys Grove (uncredited)

Peter Elliott

as Liftman (uncredited)

Mabel Etherington

as Guest (uncredited)

Edward Evans

as Bob Grove (uncredited)

Roy Everson

as Conference Official (uncredited)

Felix Felton

as Ministry Official (uncredited)

Chick Fowles

as Guest (uncredited)

Philip Gilbert

as Pilot (uncredited)

Alex Graham

as Embassy Guest / Fashion Show Assistant (uncredited)

Muriel Greenslade

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Pat Hagan

as American Delegate (uncredited)

Victor Hagan

as American Delegate (uncredited)

Philip Harben

as Self (uncredited)

Charles Hawtrey

as Play Director (uncredited)

Renee Heimer

as Guest (uncredited)

Robert Henderson

as American General (uncredited)

Laurence Hepworth

as Delegate (uncredited)

George Hilsdon

as Swedish Delegate (uncredited)

Andy Ho

as Chinese Delegate (uncredited)

MacDonald Hobley

as Self (uncredited)

George Holdcroft

as Embassy Guest / Café Patron (uncredited)

John Howard

as Swiss Customs Official (uncredited)

George Howell

as Pageboy (uncredited)

Gordon Humphries

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Joan Ingram

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Barry Johns

as Soundman / Actor in Greek Play (uncredited)

Philip Johns

as Film Technician (uncredited)

Gertrude Kaye

as Woman at Swiss Airport (uncredited)

Frederick Kelsey

as Minister (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis

as Secretary (uncredited)

Leonard Llewellyn

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Dickey Luck

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Fred Machon

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Jack Mandeville

as Minister (uncredited)

Louis Matto

as Café Waiter (uncredited)

Mary Maxfield

as Boat Passenger / Guest (uncredited)

Manny Michael

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Andre Mikhelson

as Russian Delegate (uncredited)

John More

as Delegate / Sir Humphrey Griffiths (uncredited)

Lola Morice

as Fashion Show Patron (uncredited)

Jim Morris

as Russian Officer (uncredited)

Ronan O'Casey

as American Delegate (uncredited)

Cecil Paul

as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

Howard Pays

as TV Director (uncredited)

Joe Phelps

as Hotel Porter (uncredited)

Paul Phillips

as French Delegate (uncredited)

Lionel Pope

as Airline Passenger / American Delegate (uncredited)

Ernie Priest

as Russian Officer (uncredited)

Bob Raymond

as Brodnian Delegate (uncredited)

Bernard Rebel

as Bearded Delegate (uncredited)

Nancy Roberts

as Granny Grove (uncredited)

Arthur Sandifer

as Russian Delegate (uncredited)

Stuart Saunders

as Police Constable Outside Ministry (uncredited)

Gerik Schjelderup

as Conference Chairman (uncredited)

Bruce Seton

as Fabian of the Yard (uncredited)

Jack Silk

as American Delegate (uncredited)

Jeff Silk

as Photographer (uncredited)

Esme Smythe

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Tony Spears

as British Delegate (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

as Onlooker (uncredited)

Charles Stevenson

as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Philip Stewart

as Downing Street Policeman

Marianne Stone

as Florrie (uncredited)

Sheila Sweet

as Pat Grove (uncredited)

Graham Tonbridge

as Conference Official (uncredited)

Joe Wadham

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Ronnie Waldman

as Self (uncredited)

Pearl Walters

as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

Christopher Warbey

as Pageboy (uncredited)

John Wilder

as Delegate (uncredited)

Billy Wilmot

as Delegate (uncredited)

Ian Wilson

as Extra (uncredited)

Paula Wright

as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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