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For the play by Pinero, see Dandy Dick (play).
Dandy Dick 
Directed by William Beaudine Produced by Walter C. Mycroft Written by William Beaudine
Clifford Grey
Will Hay
Frank Miller
Arthur Wing PineroStarring Will Hay
Nancy BurneCinematography Jack Parker Distributed by Wardour Films Release date(s) March 1935 (UK) Running time 70 min Country United Kingdom Language English Dandy Dick is a 1935 British comedy film starring Will Hay. It was based on the 1887 play Dandy Dick by Arthur Wing Pinero. It is the second and last of his films to be based on a play by Pinero – the first was Those Were the Days which was based on The Magistrate.
Plot
A vicar who lives in the country with his daughter and grandson discovers he owns a share in a racehorse. He must now put his principles aside and attempt to save the church by gambling. A doping scandal ensues.
Cast
- Will Hay as Vicar the Rev. Richard Jedd
- Nancy Burne as Pamela Jedd
- Esmond Knight as Tony Mardon
- Davy Burnaby as Sir William Mardon
- Wally Patch as Police Constable Topping
- Moore Marriott as a Stableboy (uncredited)
External links
The films of Will Hay Feature films Those Were the Days · Radio Parade of 1935 · Dandy Dick · Boys Will Be Boys · Windbag the Sailor · Where There's a Will · Oh, Mr Porter! · Good Morning, Boys · Hey! Hey! USA · Old Bones of the River · Ask a Policeman · Convict 99 · The Big Blockade · Where's That Fire? · The Ghost of St. Michael's · Go to Blazes · The Goose Steps Out · The Black Sheep of Whitehall · My Learned FriendActors Directors Distributors Categories:- British films
- English-language films
- 1930s British film stubs
- 1935 films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by William Beaudine
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