Man of the Moment
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
1955-11-24
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Cast
Director
John Paddy Carstairs
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
Julia Arnall as Waitress (uncredited)
Susan Beaumont as (uncredited)
Brian Bedford as Clapper Boy (uncredited)
Christopher Beeny as Lennie Grove (uncredited)
Peter Bryant as Jack Grove (uncredited)
Jacques Cey as Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)
Anthony Chinn as Tawaki Delegate (uncredited)
Maurice Colbourne as British General (uncredited)
Ruth Dunning as Gladys Grove (uncredited)
Philip Gilbert as Pilot (uncredited)
Charles Hawtrey as Play Director (uncredited)
Robert Henderson as American General (uncredited)
Andy Ho as Chinese Delegate (uncredited)
George Holdcroft as Embassy Guest / Café Patron (uncredited)
Joan Ingram as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Ronan O'Casey as American Delegate (uncredited)
Stuart Saunders as Police Constable Outside Ministry (uncredited)
Bruce Seton as Fabian of the Yard (uncredited)
Guy Standeven as Onlooker (uncredited)
Marianne Stone as Florrie (uncredited)
Ian Wilson as Extra (uncredited)