The Bank Dick

"Was His Face Red . . . And His Nose, Too ! when the bandits took the money . . . and the SAFE !"

Nov 29 1940 Approved 1h 12m
Comedy

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.

Plot

Egbert Sousé leads an ordinary life but is about to have an extraordinary day. Henpecked at home home by his demanding wife Agatha and more or less ignored by his daughter Myrtle, he sets off for the day. He comes across a movie shoot whose drunken director hasn't shown up for work and Egbert, saying he has experience, is hired. Afterward, he gets credit for stopping bank robbers and is rewarded with a job as the bank guard. He seems headed for trouble however when he convinces his son-in-law Og, a teller at the same bank, to use $500 for can't lose investment. The investment is a scam however and when the bank examiner arrives, it looks bad for them. As you would expect however, it all turns out well in the end.

Written by

W.C. Fields, Richard Carroll

Directed by

Edward F. Cline

Cast

W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Trailers
The Bank Dick (1940) ORIGINAL TRAILER
Scores
# of Votes
7,970
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
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