The Bank Dick
Was His Face Red . . . And His Nose, Too ! when the bandits took the money . . . and the SAFE !
1940 en 72 minutes
Rating: 6.5
Plot
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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Cast
W.C. Fields
Egbert Sousé
Cora Witherspoon
Agatha Sousé
Una Merkel
Myrtle Sousé
Evelyn Del Rio
Elsie Mae Adele Brunch Sousé
Jessie Ralph
Mrs. Hermisillo Brunch
Franklin Pangborn
J. Pinkerton Snoopington
Shemp Howard
Joe Guelpe
Dick Purcell
Mackley Q. Greene
Grady Sutton
Og Oggilby
Russell Hicks
J. Frothingham Waterbury
Pierre Watkin
Mr. Skinner
Al Hill
Filthy McNasty aka Rupulsive Rogan
George Moran
Cozy Cochran aka Loudmouth Nasty
Bill Wolfe
Otis
Jack Norton
A. Pismo Clam
Pat West
Assistant Director
Reed Hadley
Francois
Heather Wilde
Miss Plupp
Harlan Briggs
Doctor Stall
William Alston
Mr. Cheek
Eddie Acuff
Reporter (uncredited)
Lowden Adams
Francois' Valet (uncredited)
Fay Adler
Secretary / Stenographer (uncredited)
Vangie Beilby
Old Lady with Dog (uncredited)
Becky Bohanon
Girl (uncredited)
Melinda Boss
Secretary (uncredited)
Tom Braunger
Boy (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
Cop (uncredited)
Eddie Coke
Young Man (uncredited)
Russell Coles
Bank Employee (uncredited)
Gene Collins
Boy Seeking Autograph (uncredited)
Jan Duggan
Mrs. Muckle the Mother in Bank (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
James the Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mary Field
Woman with Cherries on Hat (uncredited)
Monty Ford
Director's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Film Crewman (uncredited)
Dolly Haas
Script Girl (uncredited)
Larry Harris
Boy (uncredited)
Charles Hart
Minor Role (uncredited)
Fay Holderness
Lady Passerby (uncredited)
Bobby Larson
Clifford Muckle the Boy in Bank (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
Townsman (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Townswoman (uncredited)
Joseph North
Judkins the Butler (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Townsman Onlooker (uncredited)
David Oliver
Straw-Hatted Teller (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Cop (uncredited)
John Rawlings
Minor Role (uncredited)
Sam Rice
Mr. Penny a Bank Customer (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Minor Role (uncredited)
Margaret Seddon
Old Lady in Car (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Pursuit Driver (uncredited)
Kay Sutton
Young Woman on Bench (uncredited)
Emma Tansey
Old Woman on Bench (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
Footman (uncredited)
David Thursby
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Director's Assistant (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Old Lady (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)
Frank Ward
Boy (uncredited)
Bonnie Washington
Miss Plupp's Maid (uncredited)
