Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.
Released: Nov 29, 1940
Runtime: 72 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Stars: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn
Crew: Cliff Work (Executive Producer), Charles Previn (Original Music Composer), W.C. Fields (Screenplay), Richard H. Riedel (Art Direction), Edward F. Cline (Director), Milton Krasner (Director of Photography)