The Bank Dick
1940 · Movie · 72 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-11-29
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 72 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (131 votes)
Themes
- daughter
- california
- bank robbery
- alcoholic
- security guard
- bank heist
- bank examiner
- nagging wife
Cast & crew
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
Shemp Howard
as Joe Guelpe
Dick Purcell
as Mackley Q. Greene
Grady Sutton
as Og Oggilby
Russell Hicks
as J. Frothingham Waterbury
Directed by Edward F. Cline