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{{other uses|Early Bird (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Early Bird
| image = "The_Early_Bird".jpg
| caption = original UK Quad poster
| director = [[Robert Asher (director)|Robert Asher]]
| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)|Hugh Stewart]]
| writer = [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)|Jack Davies]]<br> [[Norman Wisdom]]
| starring =[[Norman Wisdom]]<br>[[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]]<br>[[Jerry Desmonde]]<br>[[John Le Mesurier]]
| music = [[Ron Goodwin]]
| cinematography = [[Jack Asher]]
| editing = [[Gerry Hambling]]
| studio = [[The Rank Organisation]]
| distributor = [[The Rank Organisation|Rank Film Distributors]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|1965|11|30|London}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}

'''''The Early Bird''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Robert Asher (director)|Robert Asher]] and starring [[Norman Wisdom]]. It also features [[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]], [[Bryan Pringle]], [[Richard Vernon]], [[John Le Mesurier]] and [[Jerry Desmonde]]. It was the first Norman Wisdom film to be shot in colour. The title is taken from the expression "the early bird catches the worm".

==Synopsis==
Wisdom's character works for Grimsdale's Dairy as a milkman, in competition with Consolidated Dairies, an ever-growing rival company under the management of Walter Hunter (played by [[Jerry Desmonde]]).

Much of the humour centres on classic slapstick comedy, with Norman encountering various comedic escapades. These include being dragged around Mr Hunter's garden by an errant lawnmower and using the fire brigade's high pressure hosepipes to blast firemen off their ladders, after being called to a suspected fire at Consolidated Dairies' HQ.

==Cast==
* [[Norman Wisdom]] as Norman Pitkin
* [[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]] as Mr Thomas Grimsdale
* [[Jerry Desmonde]] as Mr Walter Hunter
* [[Paddie O'Neil]] as Mrs Gladwys Hoskins
* [[Bryan Pringle]] as Austin
* [[Richard Vernon]] as Sir Roger Wedgewood
* [[John Le Mesurier]] as Colonel Foster
* [[Peter Jeffrey]] as Fire Chief
* [[Penny Morrell]] as Miss Curry
* [[Marjie Lawrence]] as Woman in negligee
* [[Frank Thornton]] as Drunken doctor
* [[Dandy Nichols]] as Woman flooded by milk
* [[Harry Locke]] as Commissionaire
* [[Michael Bilton]] as Nervous Man
* [[Imogen Hassall]] as Sir Roger's Secretary
* [[Tony Selby]] as Godfrey (uncredited)

==Reception==
The film was one of the 15 most popular movies at the British box office in 1966.<ref>"Most popular star for third time." Times [London, England] 31 Dec. 1966: 5. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 July 2012.</ref>
[[TV Guide]] wrote, "most of the humor is slapstick, predictable, and only vaguely amusing";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-early-bird/review/113702 |title=The Early Bird Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref> while [[Allmovie]] called the film a "lively British satire".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-early-bird-v90207 |title=The Early Bird (1965) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0059143}}
* {{BFI Screenonline title| 590025 }}
* {{BritMovie title| The-Early-Bird_1965 }}
* [http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/57080/moviemain.jhtml ''The Early Bird''] at [[MTV]]

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[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios]]
[[Category:Films directed by Robert Asher]]
[[Category:Fictional milkmen]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ron Goodwin]]
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