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Convict 99 is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt and Googie Withers .
A school master is mistaken for a prison governor and ends up in charge of hardened criminals. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, and more for this 1938 film.
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- Comedy
- Marcel Varnel
- 1938-06
A disgraced school master is mistaken for a prison governor and tries to fit in with the hardened criminals. Read the plot, cast, reviews and media of this classic comedy starring Will Hay.
Convict 99. Summaries. A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals.
Beloved British comedian Will Hay plays Benjamin Twist, a disgraced school master who goes to an agency to apply for a job heading up a reform school for difficult boys. The agency mistakenly believes he is a Mr. Benjamin, a tough prison warden, and he is assigned to one of the country's nastiest prisons.
A disgraced school master is mistaken for a prison governor and tries to reform the hardened criminals with humor and kindness. Read reviews, cast, genres, ratings and more on Letterboxd, a social network for film lovers.