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Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)Director:Thornton Freeland |
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Cecil Parker | ... |
Arthur Prohack
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Mimi Warburton
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Eve Prohack
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Charles Prohack
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Sheila Sim | ... |
Mary Prohack
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Heather Thatcher | ... |
Lady Maslam
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Frances Waring | ... |
Nursie
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Charles Goldner | ... |
Polish Man Servant
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Campbell Cotts | ... |
Sir Paul Spinner
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Oswald Morfrey
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Russell Waters | ... |
Cartwright
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Henry Edwards | ... |
Sir Digby Bunce
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Frederick Valk | ... |
Dr. Viega
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James Hayter | ... |
Carrell Quire
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Bryan Forbes | ... |
Tony
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 July 1950 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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The other review being from an American,obviously doesn't grasp the nuances of the plot.When the film was made the country was in the grip of an austerity period far worse than the one we are in.Cecil Parker was a civil servant at the Treasury who kept a tight control on everyones spending.A strict currency limit being imposed on anyone who went abroad,for example Cecil Bernstein was refused permission by the Treasury to buy RKO from Howard Hughes.So the idea of a civil servant coming into such money however legally would have been considered quite outrageous.Alas the script writers clearly had the kernel of a good idea but weren't really able to develop it in a satisfactory manner.some of the plot seems derived from "Brewsters Millions".Cecil Parker does his best with the material.There is a very young Jon Pertwee and Denham Elliott and Dirk Bogarde on view.However the film fails to live up to its promise.