Dear Mr. Prohack | |
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Directed by | Thornton Freeland |
Produced by | Ian Dalrymple |
Written by |
Donald Bull Ian Dalrymple |
Based on | the novel Mr. Prohack by Arnold Bennett and the play by Edward Knoblock |
Starring |
Cecil Parker Glynis Johns Hermione Baddeley Dirk Bogarde Sheila Sim |
Music by | Temple Abady |
Cinematography | H.E. Fowle |
Edited by | Sidney Stone |
Production
company |
Wessex Film Productions
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Distributed by |
General Film Distributors (UK) Paramount Pictures (USA) |
Release date
|
7 September 1949 (London, UK) 14 July 1950 (New York, USA) |
Running time
|
91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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.
A civil servant who is extremely frugal with the government's money, suddenly inherits a large fortune and becomes a spendthrift.
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