

Man of the Moment
66%
17 TMDB ratings
Directed by 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
Cast

Norman Wisdom
Norman

Lana Morris
Penny

Belinda Lee
Sonia

Jerry Desmonde
Jackson

Karl Stepanek
Lom

Garry Marsh
British Delegate

Inia Te Wiata
King of Tawaki

Evelyn Roberts
Sir Horace

Violet Farebrother
Queen of Tawaki

Martin Miller
Swiss Tailor

Eugene Deckers
Day Liftman

Hugh Morton
Mitchell

Cyril Chamberlain
British Delegate

Lisa Gastoni
Chambermaid

Harold Kasket
Enrico

Beverley Brooks
Air Hostess

Michael Ward
Photographer
Derek Sydney
Lesnevitch
Peter Taylor
Gritter
Josef Behrmann
Rietz
Chris Adcock
Russian Delegate (uncredited)
Jack Armstrong
Delegate (uncredited)

Julia Arnall
Waitress (uncredited)

Susan Beaumont
(uncredited)

Brian Bedford
Clapper Boy (uncredited)

Christopher Beeny
Lennie Grove (uncredited)
Paul Beradi
Conference Official (uncredited)
Nigel Bernard
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Guest (uncredited)

Peter Bryant
Jack Grove (uncredited)
Aza Caralova
Russian Official (uncredited)
Dennis Carnell
Actor in Play / Boat Passenger (uncredited)

Jacques Cey
Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Stage Performer (uncredited)
Alexis Chesnakov
Russian General (uncredited)

Anthony Chinn
Tawaki Delegate (uncredited)
Peggy Ann Clifford
Chambermaid (uncredited)

Maurice Colbourne
British General (uncredited)
Mike Conner
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Austin Cooper
Hotel Staff (uncredited)
Ivan Craig
Miguel (uncredited)
Dan Cressey
Guest (uncredited)
George Curtis
Actor in Greek Play (uncredited)
Dan Darnelli
Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Fred Davis
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Doreen Dawn
(uncredited)
Reggie de Beer
Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Alf Dean
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Margaret Downs
Daphne Grove (uncredited)
Richard Duke
Police Constable (uncredited)

Ruth Dunning
Gladys Grove (uncredited)
Peter Elliott
Liftman (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington
Guest (uncredited)
Edward Evans
Bob Grove (uncredited)
Roy Everson
Conference Official (uncredited)
Felix Felton
Ministry Official (uncredited)
Chick Fowles
Guest (uncredited)

Philip Gilbert
Pilot (uncredited)
Alex Graham
Embassy Guest / Fashion Show Assistant (uncredited)
Muriel Greenslade
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Pat Hagan
American Delegate (uncredited)
Victor Hagan
American Delegate (uncredited)
Philip Harben
Self (uncredited)

Charles Hawtrey
Play Director (uncredited)
Renee Heimer
Guest (uncredited)

Robert Henderson
American General (uncredited)
Laurence Hepworth
Delegate (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
Swedish Delegate (uncredited)

Andy Ho
Chinese Delegate (uncredited)
MacDonald Hobley
Self (uncredited)

George Holdcroft
Embassy Guest / Café Patron (uncredited)
John Howard
Swiss Customs Official (uncredited)
George Howell
Pageboy (uncredited)
Gordon Humphries
Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Joan Ingram
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Barry Johns
Soundman / Actor in Greek Play (uncredited)
Philip Johns
Film Technician (uncredited)
Gertrude Kaye
Woman at Swiss Airport (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey
Minister (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Secretary (uncredited)
Leonard Llewellyn
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Dickey Luck
Stagehand (uncredited)
Fred Machon
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Mandeville
Minister (uncredited)
Louis Matto
Café Waiter (uncredited)
Mary Maxfield
Boat Passenger / Guest (uncredited)
Manny Michael
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Andre Mikhelson
Russian Delegate (uncredited)
John More
Delegate / Sir Humphrey Griffiths (uncredited)
Lola Morice
Fashion Show Patron (uncredited)
Jim Morris
Russian Officer (uncredited)

Ronan O'Casey
American Delegate (uncredited)
Cecil Paul
Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Howard Pays
TV Director (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Paul Phillips
French Delegate (uncredited)
Lionel Pope
Airline Passenger / American Delegate (uncredited)
Ernie Priest
Russian Officer (uncredited)
Bob Raymond
Brodnian Delegate (uncredited)
Bernard Rebel
Bearded Delegate (uncredited)
Nancy Roberts
Granny Grove (uncredited)
Arthur Sandifer
Russian Delegate (uncredited)

Stuart Saunders
Police Constable Outside Ministry (uncredited)
Gerik Schjelderup
Conference Chairman (uncredited)

Bruce Seton
Fabian of the Yard (uncredited)
Jack Silk
American Delegate (uncredited)
Esme Smythe
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Jeff Silk
Photographer (uncredited)
Tony Spears
British Delegate (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Onlooker (uncredited)
Charles Stevenson
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Philip Stewart
Downing Street Policeman

Marianne Stone
Florrie (uncredited)
Sheila Sweet
Pat Grove (uncredited)
Graham Tonbridge
Conference Official (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Ronnie Waldman
Self (uncredited)
Pearl Walters
Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Christopher Warbey
Pageboy (uncredited)
Billy Wilmot
Delegate (uncredited)

Ian Wilson
Extra (uncredited)
Paula Wright
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
John Wilder
Delegate (uncredited)
Crew
Details
- Release date
- November 24, 1955
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Director
- John Paddy Carstairs
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