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Director
  
Thornton Freeland

Genres
  
Comedy, Romance Film

Language
  
English

6.2/10
IMDb

Produced by
  
Ian Dalrymple

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

Dear Mr Prohack movie poster

Writer
  
Donald Bull
,
Ian Dalrymple
,
Arnold Bennett
,
Edward Knoblock

Release date
  
7 September 1949 (London, UK)14 July 1950 (New York, USA)

Cast
  
Cecil Parker
(Arthur Prohack),
Dirk Bogarde
(Charles Prohack),
Hermione Baddeley
(Eve Prohack),
Sheila Sim
(Mary Prohack),
Glynis Johns
(Mimi Warburton),
Denholm Elliott
(Oswald Morfrey)

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Tagline
  
Swept off his feet by a fortune

Dear mr prohack 1949


Dear Mr. Prohack is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland. It is a modern-day version of Arnold Bennett's novel Mr Prohack, starring Cecil Parker, Glynis Johns and Dirk Bogarde.

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Plot

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A civil servant who is extremely frugal with the government's money, suddenly inherits a large fortune and becomes a spendthrift.

Cast

(in credits order)

Critical reception

  • The New York Times said, " it's an Arnold Bennett novel "modernized"—and it shows its age in this translation."
  • TV Guide said, " Mediocre comedy with an excellent cast, including Denholm Elliott in his debut."
  • Britmovie wrote, "Cecil Parker gives one of his best performances replicating his stage role."

    • References

    Dear Mr. Prohack Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Dear Mr. Prohack IMDb Dear Mr. Prohack themoviedb.org


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