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Dear Mr. Prohack(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-09-07
64%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Swept off his feet by a fortune
Overview:
A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money and has no idea how to cope with sudden personal wealth.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Wessex Film Productions
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Movie: Dear Mr. Prohack
Top 10 Billed 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
Jon Pertwee
Plover
Heather Thatcher
Lady Maslam
Bryan Forbes
Tony
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Overview
A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money and has no idea how to cope with sudden personal wealth.
Release Date
1949-09-07
Average
6.4
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
Swept off his feet by a fortune
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