Wisdom plays the tailor's assistant who unknowingly provides a singing voice for celebrity Jerry Desmonde to mime to, but he receives no reward for his services. The snag is, though, that he can only sing in the presence of his girlfriend June Laverick, who's in a wheelchair. The great Hattie Jacques plays a singing teacher.
Absolutely charming comedy with Norman Wisdom up to his own tricks, mixing slapstick and sentimental as a guy with a golden voice which ageing singer "antique Romeo' Jerry Desmonde steals to save his flagging career. It has to be said here that Desmonde is simply great as the snobby singer, who looks down at Norman until he needs him to revive his career. Though, to be fair, he did give Norman free tickets, but that was probably to help him fill his seats as there's hardly anyone in the theatre!! The part where he sings on TV with his stolen voice is hilarious.
The humour is wonderfully unrestraint; it can be schmaltzy at times, but that is expected in a Norman Wisdom film. It's one of my favourite of his films: funny and warm all the way through.
Absolutely charming comedy with Norman Wisdom up to his own tricks, mixing slapstick and sentimental as a guy with a golden voice which ageing singer "antique Romeo' Jerry Desmonde steals to save his flagging career. It has to be said here that Desmonde is simply great as the snobby singer, who looks down at Norman until he needs him to revive his career. Though, to be fair, he did give Norman free tickets, but that was probably to help him fill his seats as there's hardly anyone in the theatre!! The part where he sings on TV with his stolen voice is hilarious.
The humour is wonderfully unrestraint; it can be schmaltzy at times, but that is expected in a Norman Wisdom film. It's one of my favourite of his films: funny and warm all the way through.