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Dandy Dick (DVD) (*)

$26.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
70 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1935 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
William Beaudine

Written By:
William Beaudine
Clifford Grey

Actors:
Will Hay ..... Vicar the Rev. Richard Jedd
Nancy Burne ..... Pamela Jedd
Esmond Knight ..... Tony Mardon
Davy Burnaby ..... Sir William Mardon
Mignon O'Doherty ..... Georgiana Jedd
Syd Crossley ..... Wilkins
Robert Nainby ..... Bale
John Singer ..... Freddie

Synopsis:

This 1935 film farce was an early showcase for the comedic brilliance of Will Hay, marking the first of four collaborations with American director William Beaudine. Based on Arthur Wing Pinero's 1887 stage play, Dandy Dick also features a minor role for Moore Marriott, later 'Jeremiah Harbottle' in the hugely successful run of Hay comedies made throughout the thirties. Dandy Dick is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. 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!

A church vicar tries to come up with 1,000 pounds to fix the church's crooked steeple. After a variety of schemes fails to raise the required amount of money, he decides to bet what little savings he has on Dandy Dick, a nag running at the local racetrack who's a 10-to-1 shot.

Comedy concerning a village vicar who tries to raise funds for the church steeple and is accused of racehorse doping.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.