Up in the World

Up in the World

I have a feeling of being so up in the world!

1956•1h 27m•6.3/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(14)

Norman is a window cleaner who has to clean a manor house with hundreds of windows. He is distracted by the son of the house who persuades him to go into town. When some villains try and kidnap the young heir Norman fights them off but the heir has banged his head and can't remember Norman's heroic stand

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Production

The Rank Organisation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Norman

Maureen Swanson

Maureen Swanson

Jeannie Andrews

Jerry Desmonde

Jerry Desmonde

Major Willoughby

Michael Caridia

Sir Reginald Banderville

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Fletcher Hethrington

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Lady Sybil Banderville

Michael Ward

Michael Ward

Maurice

Jill Dixon

Jill Dixon

Sylvia

Edwin Styles

Edwin Styles

The Great de Milo

Hy Hazell

Hy Hazell

Yvonne

William Lucas

William Lucas

Mick Bellman

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Wilson

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Harper

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Prison Warder

Eddie Leslie

Max

Hamlyn Benson

Butler

Edward Lexy

Detective Superintendent

Thomas Gallagher

Jelks

Harold the Hamster

Harold

John Adams

Policeman (uncredited)

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