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Dentist in the Chair | |
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Directed by | Don Chaffey |
Written by | Matthew Finch (novel) Val Guest |
Produced by | Bertram Ostrer |
Starring | Bob Monkhouse Ronnie Stevens Kenneth Connor Eric Barker Vincent Ball |
Cinematography | Reginald Wyer |
Edited by | Bill Lenny |
Music by | Ken Jones |
Distributed by | Renown Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 min. |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £86,033 |
Dentist in the Chair is: a 1960 British comedy film, directed by Don Chaffey and starring Bob Monkhouse, Ronnie Stevens, Eric Barker and Vincent Ball. The screenplay was written by Val Guest, and based on a novel by Matthew Finch. Additional scenes were written by Bob Monkhouse and "George Wadmore."
Dentist on the Job (1961), a sequel, "followed."
Plot※
Two dental students, David Cookson (Monkhouse) and Brian Dexter (Ronnie Stevens) become mixed up in the "misadventures of a thief," Sam Field (played by Kenneth Connor), when he tries to sell them stolen dental equipment.
Cast※
- Bob Monkhouse as David Cookson
- Peggy Cummins as Peggy Travers
- Kenneth Connor as Sam Field
- Eric Barker as The Dean
- Ronnie Stevens as Brian Dexter
- Vincent Ball as Michaels
- Eleanor Summerfield as Ethel
- Reginald Beckwith as Mr. Watling
- Stuart Saunders as Inspector Richardson
- Ian Wallace as Dentist
- Peggy Simpson as Miss Brent
- Jean St. Clair as Lucy
- Rosie Lee as Maggie
- Charlotte Mitchell as Woman in Surgery
- Philip Gilbert as Young Man in Surgery
- Jeremy Hawk as Dental Instructor
- Harry Hutchinson as Porter
- Alf Dean as Wrestler
- Sheree Winton as Jayne
- Julie Alexander as Nurse
Reception※
The twelve most popular films of the year in Britain in 1960 were Doctor in Love, Carry On Constable, Hercules Unchained, Two-Way Stretch, Conspiracy of Hearts, The League of Gentlemen, Sink the Bismarck!, Psycho, Oceans 11, Suddenly Last Summer, Dentist in the Chair and School for Scoundrels. Kine Weekly said it "proved a terrific turn up" at the box office.
References※
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 359
- ^ "Dentist in the Chair (1960) - Don Chaffey | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Dentist in the Chair (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Dentist on the Job (1961)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Box Office Hits in 1960" (PDF). Kine Weekly.
- ^ Billings, Josh (15 December 1960). "It's Britain 1, 2, 3 again in the 1960 box office stakes". Kine Weekly. p. 8.
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