The Bank Dick
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.
Release Date
November 29, 1940Runtime
72 minGenres
ComedyDirected by
Edward F. ClineScreenplay by
W.C. FieldsLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
W.C. Fields
Egbert SouséCora Witherspoon
Agatha SouséUna Merkel
Myrtle SouséEvelyn Del Rio
Elsie Mae Adele Brunch SouséJessie Ralph
Mrs. Hermisillo BrunchFranklin Pangborn
J. Pinkerton SnoopingtonShemp Howard
Joe GuelpeDick Purcell
Mackley Q. GreeneGrady Sutton
Og OggilbyRussell Hicks
J. Frothingham WaterburyPierre Watkin
Mr. SkinnerAl Hill
Filthy McNasty aka Rupulsive RoganGeorge Moran
Cozy Cochran aka Loudmouth NastyJack Norton
A. Pismo ClamReed Hadley
FrancoisHarlan Briggs
Doctor StallEddie Acuff
Reporter (uncredited)Nora Cecil
Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)Jack Rube Clifford
Cop (uncredited)Jan Duggan
Mrs. Muckle the Mother in Bank (uncredited)Eddie Dunn
James the Chauffeur (uncredited)Mary Field
Woman with Cherries on Hat (uncredited)Dolly Haas
Script Girl (uncredited)Fay Holderness
Lady Passerby (uncredited)Bobby Larson
Clifford Muckle the Boy in Bank (uncredited)Carey Loftin
Townsman (uncredited)David Oliver
Straw-Hatted Teller (uncredited)Pat O'Malley
Cop (uncredited)Margaret Seddon
Old Lady in Car (uncredited)Charles Sullivan
Pursuit Driver (uncredited)Kay Sutton
Young Woman on Bench (uncredited)Dorothy Vernon
Old Lady (uncredited)Emmett Vogan
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)Images
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The Bank Dick (1940) ORIGINAL TRAILER
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