Trouble in Store
I know it's true, yes, I'm a fool
1953 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | John Paddy Carstairs |
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| Writer: | John Paddy Carstairs, Maurice Cowan, Ted Willis |
| Staring: |
| Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always !!), with one of the shopgirls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store and, somehow, manage to foil the robbers. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 14, 1953 |
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| Director: | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Writer: | John Paddy Carstairs, Maurice Cowan, Ted Willis |
| Genres: | Comedy, Family |
| Keywords | black and white |
| Production Companies | Two Cities Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Norman Wisdom | Norman |
| Margaret Rutherford | Miss Bacon |
| Moira Lister | Peggy Drew |
| Derek Bond | Gerald |
| Lana Morris | Sally Wilson |
| Jerry Desmonde | August Freeman |
| Megs Jenkins | Miss Gibson |
| Joan Sims | Edna |
| Eddie Leslie | Bill |
| Michael Brennan | Davis |
| Joan Ingram | Miss Denby |
| Michael Ward | Wilbur |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Alf |
| Ronan O'Casey | Eddie |
| Sheila Aza | Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
| Alan Beaton | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Hamlyn Benson | Mark (uncredited) |
| Paul Beradi | Shopper Watching Model Train Display (uncredited) |
| Charlie Bird | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Ernest Blyth | Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
| Jim Brady | Crook at Cash Till (uncredited) |
| Esma Cannon | Café Customer (uncredited) |
| Aza Caralova | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Tony Castleton | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Jacques Cey | Man in Bus Queue (uncredited) |
| George Crawford | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Dan Cressey | Police Constable / Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Roland Curram | Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited) |
| George Curtis | Drummer (uncredited) |
| Larry Dann | Orphan (uncredited) |
| Fred Davis | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Stringer Davis | Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
| Richard Duke | Man in Bus Queue (uncredited) |
| Chick Fowles | Policeman / Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Tom Gill | Onlooker in Store Recording Studio (uncredited) |
| Charles Gilliard | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Ursula Granville | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Muriel Greenslade | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Pat Hagan | Guest at Dinner Dance (uncredited) |
| Aidan Harrington | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Victor Harrington | Man Asleep in Deckchair (uncredited) |
| Renee Heimer | Bus Conductress (uncredited) |
| George Holdcroft | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Roddy Hughes | Taffy (uncredited) |
| Barry Johns | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Angela Kay | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Kaye | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Frederick Kelsey | Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
| Anthony Lang | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Aileen Lewis | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Molly Lumley | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Ned Lynch | Shopper (uncredited) |
| John Lynn | Crook (uncredited) |
| Fred Machon | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Jack May | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Lola Morice | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Jim Morris | Onlooker at Shoot-Out (uncredited) |
| Douglas Muir | Man Hailing Taxi (uncredited) |
| Peter Munt | Mounted Policeman (uncredited) |
| Perlita Neilson | Mabel (uncredited) |
| Fred Nicholas | Shopper / Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Deirdre Nicholson | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Lionel Pope | Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
| Ernie Priest | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Philip Ray | Girls' Hostel Caretaker (uncredited) |
| Fred Real | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bess Rogers | Personal Assistant (uncredited) |
| Alan Rolfe | Store Doorman (uncredited) |
| Pat Ryan | Crook (uncredited) |
| Terry Sartain | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Scott | Guest at Dinner Dance (uncredited) |
| Jack Silk | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Esme Smythe | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Tony Spears | Crook (uncredited) |
| Kit Terrington | Boy with Harmonica (uncredited) |
| Graham Tonbridge | Mr. Graham (uncredited) |
| James Ure | Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| Martin Voss | Dancer (uncredited) |
| John Warren | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
| John Warwick | Robson (uncredited) |
| June West | Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
| Eric Wetherell | Shop Assistant (uncredited) |
| John Wilder | Crook (uncredited) |
| Billy Wilmot | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Ian Wilson | Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Pauline Winter | Miss Higgins (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Paddy Carstairs | Screenplay, Director |
| Maurice Cowan | Screenplay |
| Ted Willis | Screenplay |
| Jack Bygrave | Assistant Editor |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
Margaret Rutherford and Norman Wisdom share top billing here but the former - "Miss Bacon", a rather classy shoplifter, features infrequently. This is really just a showcase for Wisdom. He works in a department store that gets a new boss in "Augustus Freeman" (Jerry Desmonde) with whom he gets off t ... o quite an entertaining, if ropey, start. Hired, then fired, then rehired - we now enjoy a series of set-piece comedy scenarios as poor old "Norman" lurches from fireplace to the fire. Purely by accident, he finds himself embroiled in a cunning plot to relieve the store of it's takings on sale day - but can he and his pal "Peggy" (Moira Lister) thwart the scheme? There are quite a few scenes towards the end that show just how manic department store sales could be, and of just how easily the shrewd could capitalise on the ensuing chaos ("Miss Bacon" certainly knows how). Fans of Wisdom will find this an enjoyable enough family comedy caper that presents humour that is maybe just a bit too predictable, but fun nonetheless.