Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store

I know it's true, yes, I'm a fool

Directed by John Paddy Carstairs

Produced by Two Cities Films

195385 min6.1 / 10

A lighthearted 1950s British comedy about an ambitious department store worker who pursues both his career dreams and romance while stumbling into a plot to stop a robbery.

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.

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  • Is Trouble in Store easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Trouble in Store end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Trouble in Store sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Trouble in Store scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Trouble in Store violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

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Rarity19

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Surprise64

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Love25

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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