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The Bank Dick: Directed by Edward F. Cline. With W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio. Henpecked Egbert Sousé has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard.
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- Comedy
- Edward F. Cline
- 1940-11-29
The Bank Dick, released as The Bank Detective in the United Kingdom, is a 1940 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Set in Lompoc, California, Fields plays Egbert Sousé, a drunk who accidentally thwarts a bank robbery and ends up a bank security guard as a result.
The Bank Dick (1940) - Turner Classic Movies. 1940. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. When he foils two robberies in one day, the town drunkard is hired to guard the local bank. Cast & Crew. Read More. Edward Cline. Director. W. C. Fields. Egbert Sousé.
- Edward Cline, Ralph Ceder, Fred Frank
- W. C. Fields
Dec 10, 2000 · "The Bank Dick" (1940) is probably Fields' best film, but his career resides not so much in individual films as in scenes and moments scattered here and there between his first short subject, in 1915, and his last films in the mid-1940s. He recycled material tirelessly.
W.C. Fields. Screenplay. 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.
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The Bank Dick Released Nov 29, 1940 1h 14m Comedy List 96% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 74% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Egbert Sousé (W.C. Fields) becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber...
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The Bank Dick. Summaries. Henpecked Egbert Sousé has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard. 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.
