Dandy Dick (1935)

Not Recommended

UK

Feature Film

Director: William Beaudine

Writers: William Beaudine, Clifford Grey, Will Hay, Frank Miller, Arthur Pinero

Cinematographer: Jack Parker

Cast: Will Hay, Nancy Burne, Esmond Knight, Davy Burnaby, Mignon O'Doherty, Syd Crossley, Robert Nainby, John Singer

For the first half-an-hour or so, Will Hay’s second feature film, with some nicely timed word play, promises to prove worthy of his considerable talents, but as it progresses and the plot kicks in, this gentle comedy – following a church committee’s attempts to acquire the funds necessary to repair a dilapidated spire – descends into something generally much blander (though with enough humorous moments to make it watchable). Iain.Stott