The Bank Dick
Starring: W. C. Fields, Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon
Director: Edward F. Cline
Writer: W. C. Fields
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.
Trivia
- Alternative titles for the film were The Bank Detective and The Great Man.
- With the success of his two previous films, You Can't Cheat an Honest Man and My Little Chickadee, Fields was able to demand complete creative control.
Filming Locations
- Principal photography began at Universal Studios in early September 1940.
- Parts of the film were shot on location in Lompoc, California.
Previous Showings
3 Runs • 2 Festivals
1,960 tickets sold
All runs on record (3):
- November 25 - 27, 1990 · 522 ticketsw/ My Little Chickadee
- November 10 - 11, 2012 · 778 ticketsUNIVERSAL PICTURES Part 2: 1940-1945w/ Saboteur
- November 11 - 12, 2023 · 660 ticketsUniversal Pictures: Horror and Morew/ Destry Rides Again