Film

The Bank Dick

1940 · 1h 12m · Comedy

Was His Face Red . . . And His Nose, Too ! when the bandits took the money . . . and the SAFE !

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.

W.C. Fields

Egbert Sousé

Cora Witherspoon

Agatha Sousé

Una Merkel

Myrtle Sousé

Evelyn Del Rio

Elsie Mae Adele Brunch Sousé

Jessie Ralph

Mrs. Hermisillo Brunch

Franklin Pangborn

J. Pinkerton Snoopington

Shemp Howard

Joe Guelpe

Dick Purcell

Mackley Q. Greene

Grady Sutton

Og Oggilby

Russell Hicks

J. Frothingham Waterbury

Pierre Watkin

Mr. Skinner

Al Hill

Filthy McNasty aka Rupulsive Rogan

George Moran

Cozy Cochran aka Loudmouth Nasty

Bill Wolfe

Otis

Jack Norton

A. Pismo Clam

Pat West

Assistant Director

• Edward F. ClineDirector
• W.C. FieldsScreenplay
• Jack J. GrossProducer
• Cliff WorkExecutive Producer
• Milton KrasnerDirector of Photography
• Charles PrevinOriginal Music Composer
• Arthur HiltonEditor

The Bank Dick (1940) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Release date

November 29, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Comedy

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