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W. C. Fields in The Bank Dick

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on BBC Two England

A small town layabout accidentally foils a bank raid and suddenly finds himself with a job-special bank guard.
W. C. Fields was given a free hand by Universal for this his own favourite film and received a credit for the screenplay under a typically bizarre pen-name.
Screenplay by MAHATMA KANE JEEVES Director EDWARD CLINE
This Week's Films: page 9

Contributors

Unknown:
Mahatma Kane
Director:
Edward Cline
Egbert Souse:
W C Fields
Agatha Souse:
Cora Witherspoon
Myrtle Souse:
Una Merkel
Elsie May Adele Brunch Souse:
Evelyn Del Rio
Mrs Brunch:
Jessie Ralph
J Pinkerton Snoopington:
Franklin Pangborn
Source: Radio Times

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