The Bank Dick
1940 · directed by Edward F. Cline
- Rating
- 79/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Bank Dick (1940), directed by Edward F. Cline, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- W.C. Fields
- Cora Witherspoon
- Una Merkel
- Evelyn Del Rio
- Jessie Ralph
- Franklin Pangborn
- Shemp Howard
- Dick Purcell
- Grady Sutton
- Russell Hicks
Crew
- Milton Krasner — Director of Photography
- Arthur Hilton — Editor
- Charles Previn — Original Music Composer
- W.C. Fields — Screenplay
More from Edward F. Cline
- One Week (1920) — 88/100 · short, not counted
- Three Ages (1923) — 78/100
- The Scarecrow (1920) — 76/100 · short, not counted
- Cops (1922) — 74/100 · short, not counted
- The High Sign (1921) — 74/100 · short, not counted
- Neighbors (1920) — 74/100 · short, not counted
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