# The Bank Dick (1940)

> A henpecked mischief-maker stumbles into a bank-guard job and turns financial trouble into a showcase for W. C. Fields’s anarchic comic timing.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/755

## Facts

- Runtime: 72 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Edward F. Cline
- Cast: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn, Shemp Howard, Dick Purcell
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032234/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, witty, deadpan, lazy sunday, classic comedy night

## Synopsis

An ordinary man stumbles into extraordinary circumstances, leading to unexpected heroics and comedic chaos.

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