Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store is a 1953 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a department store clerk in his screen debut. For his performance, Wisdom won a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. The film broke box office records at 51 out of the 67 London cinemas in which it played. The Daily Mirror reviewer wrote of the film If you dont laugh at Normans antics as the downtrodden worker in a big store, trying to get promotion as a window dresser, there is something wrong with your sense of fun.

Meanwhile, Peggy Drew Moira Lister, the stores personnel manager, flirts with Mr. Freeman, while plotting with her boyfriend Gerald Derek Bond to rob the place. Norman is fired and rehired again and again, as his escapades somehow manage to benefit the store. He also finally becomes acquainted with Sally, chasing her down through the city streets to return her purse. His antics make her laugh.After his latest firing, Norman is alarmed to find the handsome, suave Gerald trying to get to know Sally better. When he goes to the mans apartment to warn him to stay away from her, Norman inadvertently uncovers the robbery plot, scheduled to coincide with a big sale the next day. But, he is unable to get Sally or anyone else to take him seriously. ........

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