Norman Wisdom

British clown prince Norman Wisdom stars as Norman Pitkin, a World War II-era road repairman who gets recruited by the army and dispatched to France, where he accidentally ventures behind enemy lines. After being picked up by the Resistance, Norman spearheads an effort to rescue British POWs from German custody, which lands him in an improbable solo battle against the German army -- with high jinks as his weapon of choice.

With an eye toward buying an expensive necklace for his ladylove (Jill Dixon), poor jewelry store clerk Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) decides to raise the funds by betting on a string of horse races. Surprisingly, Norman picks the winning ponies, but as his earnings accumulate, his bookie becomes reluctant to pay up. John Paddy Carstairs directs this screwball comedy that also stars Joan Sims and Marjorie Rhodes.