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The Bank Dick

1940 · 72 min

A loose, boozy romp of slapstick set pieces and mumbled wisecracks, amiably shambolic and more fun for its chaos than its plot.

Tagline
Was His Face Red . . . And His Nose, Too ! when the bandits took the money . . . and the SAFE !
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • family
  • greed
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour9
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Edward F. Cline
Written by
W.C. Fields
Starring
W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn, Shemp Howard, Dick Purcell
Music
Charles Previn
Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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