Dandy Dick (1935)
The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, will cost nearly £1,000 to fix. When various money-raising schemes go awry, he is persuaded to waive his principles and bet what’s left of his savings on Dandy Dick, a 10-1 odds-on at the local races. A simple tonic to enhance the nag’s performance seems a good idea… but when the butler decides to intervene, the respectable clergyman finds himself in the middle of a doping scandal – and worse!
- Date of release
- 1935-03-01
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- William Beaudine
Casting
- Will Hay — Rev. Richard Jedd
- Nancy Burne — Pamela Jedd
- Esmond Knight — Tony Mardon
- Mignon O'Doherty — Georgiana Jedd
- Davy Burnaby — Sir William Mardon
- Syd Crossley — Wilkins
- Robert Nainby — Bale
- John Singer — Freddie
- Antonia Brough — Mrs. Hannah Topping
- O.B. Clarence — Council Member
- Jimmy Godden — Creecher
- Hal Gordon — Mullins
Interesting facts
Dandy Dick is a 1935 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Will Hay, Nancy Burne and Esmond Knight. It was written by Beaudine, Clifford Grey, Hay and Frank Miller based on the 1887 play Dandy Dick by Arthur Wing Pinero. It is the second and last of Hay's films to be based on a play by Pinero, the first being Those Were the Days.
Production
Filming took place from October to November 1934 at Elstree Studios, and a sequence where the vicar is arrested was shot in front of the Shenley Road Police Station.
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