Bank Dick

Year: 1940

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Cline

Review

i’m sorry to admit that this is my first w.c. fields film. it’s a little dated considering its release date (1940), but that doesn’t much matter to me, here and now. it’s still very much rooted in the chpalin/keaton style of comedy – that being a physically based slapstick comedy that has physical pain providing a good deal of laughs. it’s totally off the wall and generates enough laughs to keep up with most anything that comes out these days. a good one.