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- The film’s title uses a slang word for detective (“dick”).
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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, [a] Fields plays Egbert Sousé, a drunk who accidentally thwarts a bank robbery and ends up a bank security guard as a result.
In “The Bank Dick,” he’s a ne’er do well named Egbert Sousé – “accent grave over the e,” he insists, although it’s really an accent aigu. To the disgust of his family, he tries to support them by “going to theater bank nights, working puzzle con-tests and suggesting slogans.” He spends most of
The Bank Dick ★★★★ The Bank Detective 1940 Fields wrote the screenplay (using an alias) and stars in this zany comedy about a man who accidentally trips a bank robber and winds up as a guard. Fields' last major role is a classic, a worthy end to his great career.
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.
the bank dick. "The Bank Dick" is a term used to refer to a comedic character or archetype commonly portrayed in classic American films. This character is typically employed in a bank setting and is known for being bumbling, clumsy, and often getting into humorous situations.
