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A Stitch in Time
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A Stitch in Time

1963-12-01 · 89 min · ★ 7.3

Comedy

An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.

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Directors
Robert Asher
Production companies
The Rank Organisation
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Norman WisdomNorman WisdomNorman Pitkin
Edward ChapmanEdward ChapmanMr. Grimsdale
Jeanette SterkeJeanette SterkeNurse Janet Haskell
Jerry DesmondeJerry DesmondeSir Hector
Jill MelfordJill MelfordLady Brinkley
Glyn HoustonGlyn HoustonCorporal Welsh
Hazel HughesHazel HughesMatron
Patsy RowlandsAmy
Peter JonesPeter JonesCaptain Russell
Ernest ClarkErnest ClarkProfessor Crankshaw
Lucy ApplebyLucy ApplebyLindy Walker
Vera DayVera DayBetty
Frank WilliamsFrank WilliamsDriver Nutall
Penny MorrellPenny MorrellNurse Rudkin
Patrick CargillPatrick CargillDr. Meadows
Francis MatthewsFrancis MatthewsBenson
John BlytheJohn BlytheDale
Pamela ConwayPatient
Danny GreenDanny GreenTicehurst
Johnny BriggsJohnny BriggsArmed Robber

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