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6.5Egbert 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.
Released: 1940-11-2972 minDir: Edward F. ClineComedy
Cast
- W.C. Fields as Egbert Sousé
- Cora Witherspoon as Agatha Sousé
- Una Merkel as Myrtle Sousé
- Evelyn Del Rio as Elsie Mae Adele Brunch Sousé
- Jessie Ralph as Mrs. Hermisillo Brunch
- Franklin Pangborn as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
Themes
- daughter
- california
- bank robbery
- alcoholic
- security guard
- bank heist
- bank examiner
- nagging wife
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
8,182 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
- Year
- 1940
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Screenwriter
- W. C. Fields
- Cast member
- Dick Purcell
- Composer
- Charles Previn
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Milton Krasner
- Duration
- 72
- FilmAffinity ID
- 380747
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1940-01-01
- film editor
- Arthur Hilton
- title
- The Bank Dick
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 96%
- Commons category
- The Bank Dick
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