Dear Mr. Prohack

Swept off his feet by a fortune

Duration: 91 min

Release date: 1949-09-07

IMDB

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.

Comedy Romance

Dear Mr. Prohack

Casting arrow_drop_down

as Arthur Prohack

as Charles Prohack

Hermione Baddeley

Hermione Baddeley

as Mary Prohack

as Mimi Warburton

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

as Oswald Morfrey

Heather Thatcher

Heather Thatcher

as Sir Paul Spinner

Charles Goldner

Charles Goldner

as Polish Man Servant

as Sir Digby Bunce

as Carrell Quire

as Laura Postern

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

as The Director General

Elwyn Brook-Jones

Elwyn Brook-Jones

as Benny Erivangian

as Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)

as Mr. Prohack's Personal Assistant (uncredited)

as Hat Salesman (uncredited)

as Actress (uncredited)

Humphrey Heathcote

Humphrey Heathcote

as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Desmond Newling

Desmond Newling

as Pageboy (uncredited)

as Mr. Bishop (uncredited)

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Thornton Freeland

Thornton Freeland

Original Music Composer

Edward Knoblock

Edward Knoblock

Director of Photography

George Paternoster

George Paternoster

Still Photographer

Evelyn Brierley

Evelyn Brierley

Costume Supervisor

Dennis Van Thal

Dennis Van Thal

Associate Producer

Beatrice Dawson

Beatrice Dawson

Raymond Anzarut

Raymond Anzarut

Production Manager

Peter Seabourne

Peter Seabourne

Camera Operator

Frederick Pusey

Frederick Pusey

Stanley Lambourne

Stanley Lambourne

Pauline Roberts

Pauline Roberts

Geoffrey Lambert

Geoffrey Lambert

Assistant Director

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