description The Bank Dick Overview
The Bank Dick, released as The Bank Detective, is a 1940 comedy film featuring W. C. Fields as Egbert Sousé. Set in Lompoc, California, the story involves a drunken character who inadvertently foils a robbery and subsequently becomes a bank guard.
It was produced in the United States.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
info The Bank Dick Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1940 |
help The Bank Dick FAQ
Why does Egbert Sousé become a bank guard in The Bank Dick?
The unemployed drunk accidentally helps capture a bank robber and is rewarded with a security job. His new position then pulls him into another robbery and the film's extended car chase.
Who wrote The Bank Dick under the name Mahatma Kane Jeeves?
W. C. Fields wrote the screenplay under the comic pseudonym Mahatma Kane Jeeves. He also stars as Egbert Sousé, whose surname is repeatedly mispronounced.
Is The Bank Detective a different W. C. Fields film?
No, The Bank Detective was the United Kingdom release title for The Bank Dick. The American comedy was released in 1940 and directed by Edward F. Cline.
Which Three Stooges actor appears in The Bank Dick?
Shemp Howard appears as bartender Joe Guelpe. The cast also includes Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon and Franklin Pangborn.
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