A Stitch in Time

1963

1h 29m

7.4(33 votes)

Comedy

Overview

An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount 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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88 members

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Norman Wisdom

Norman Pitkin

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Edward Chapman

Mr. Grimsdale

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Jeanette Sterke

Nurse Haskell

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Jerry Desmonde

Sir Hector

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Jill Melford

Lady Brinkley

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Glyn Houston

Corporal Welsh

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Hazel Hughes

Matron

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Patsy Rowlands

Amy

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Peter Jones

Captain Russell

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Ernest Clark

Professor Crankshaw

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Lucy Appleby

Lindy

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Vera Day

Betty

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Frank Williams

Driver Nutall

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Penny Morrell

Nurse Rudkin

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Patrick Cargill

Dr. Meadows

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Francis Matthews

Benson

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John Blythe

Dale

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Pamela Conway

Patient

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Danny Green

Ticehurst

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Johnny Briggs

Armed Robber

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John Adams

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Chris Adcock

Parent (uncredited)

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Michael Balfour

Workman with Mallet (uncredited)

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Alan Beaton

Parent (uncredited)

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Arnold Bell

Doctor (uncredited)

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Graham Bell

Medical Student (uncredited)

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Ernest Blyth

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Wallace Bosco

Patient (uncredited)

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Ronnie Brody

Small Band Member (uncredited)

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Jill Carson

Nurse with Bouquet (uncredited)

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Cyril Chamberlain

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Pauline Chamberlain

Dancing Woman (uncredited)

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Vic Chapman

Patient (uncredited)

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Jimmy Charters

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Pat Coombs

Nurse (uncredited)

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Austin Cooper

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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George Curtis

Press Photographer (uncredited)

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Reggie de Beer

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Alistair Dick

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Clifford Earl

TV Cameraman (uncredited)

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Peter Evans

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Lee Fenton

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Michael Goodliffe

Doctor on Children's Ward (uncredited)

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Ursula Granville

Medical Student's Patient (uncredited)

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Fred Griffiths

Lorry Driver (uncredited)

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Paul Grist

Medical Student (uncredited)

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Patrick Halpin

Onlooker (uncredited)

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George Hilsdon

Hospital Porter (uncredited)

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Gordon Humphries

Press Photographer (uncredited)

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Joan Ingram

Woman Dropping Ice Cream (uncredited)

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Juba Kennerley

Patient (uncredited)

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Nigel Kingsley

Extra (uncredited)

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Andrew Laurence

Wallet Thrower (uncredited)

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Benny Lee

Chauffeur (uncredited)

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John Lee

Police Constable (uncredited)

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Eddie Leslie

Band Member Playing Piccolo (uncredited)

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Michael Lewis

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Pat Lewis

Onlooker (uncredited)

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Arthur Lovegrove

Hotel Porter (uncredited)

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Fred Machon

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Coral Morphew

Nurse (uncredited)

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John Morris

Onlooker (uncredited)

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Julian Orchard

Man with Headache (uncredited)

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Cecil Paul

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Lionel Pope

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Bob Raymond

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Milton Reid

The Mighty Chang (uncredited)

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Cardew Robinson

Pinching Patient (uncredited)

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Doug Robinson

Wrestler (uncredited)

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George Roderick

Kissing Patient (uncredited)

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Arnold Schulkes

Ambulance Officer (uncredited)

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Roy Seely

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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John Smart

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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George Spence

Egg Patient (uncredited)

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Alecia St Leger

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Emile Stemmler

Medical Student's Patient (uncredited)

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Marianne Stone

Mrs. Cutforth (uncredited)

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William F. Sully

Press Photographer (uncredited)

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Pat Symons

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Tony Thawnton

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

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Rita Tobin-Weske

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Totti Truman Taylor

Rich Woman Throwing Bracelet (uncredited)

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Harry Van Engel

Medical Student (uncredited)

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Wanda Ventham

Nurse (uncredited)

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Joe Wadham

Hospital Porter (uncredited)

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Pearl Walters

Sunshine Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Jennifer White

Medical Student (uncredited)

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Paula Wright

Onlooker (uncredited)

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