The Early Bird

The Early Bird

His Latest and Funniest and First Time in Colour

1965 · 98 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy

Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Pitkin does his best to save the dairy (and his horse) and the usual chaos ensues

Directed by Robert Asher

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