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.
Title | The Bank Dick |
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Year | 1940 |
Genre | Comedy |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Universal Pictures |
Cast | W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn |
Crew | Cliff Work (Executive Producer), Charles Previn (Original Music Composer), W.C. Fields (Screenplay), Richard H. Riedel (Art Direction), Edward F. Cline (Director), Milton Krasner (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | daughter, california, bank robbery, alcoholic, security guard, bank heist, bank examiner, nagging wife |
Release | Nov 29, 1940 |
Runtime | 72 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.45 / 10 by 116 users |