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Dentist in the Chair

Dentist in the Chair

  • Status: Released
  • 08-08-1960
  • Runtime: 84 min
  • Score: 5.9
  • Vote count: 9

The misfortunes that befall three dental students when they become unwitting accessories to a burglary.

Bob Monkhouse

David Cookson

Peggy Cummins

Peggy Travers

Kenneth Connor

Sam Field

Eric Barker

The Dean

Ronnie Stevens

Brian Dexter

Vincent Ball

Michaels

Eleanor Summerfield

Ethel

Reginald Beckwith

Mr Watling

Stuart Saunders

Insp. Richardson

Ian Wallace

Dentist

Peggy Simpson

Miss Brent

Jean St. Clair

Lucy

Rosie Lee

Maggie

Sheree Winton

Jayne

Rowena Cooper

Maryson

Alf Dean

Wrestler

John Chard

A coagulation of the plasma! Dentist in the Chair is directed by Don Chaffey and adapted to screenplay by Val Guest from Matthew Finch's book. It stars Bob Monkhouse, Kenneth Connor, Peggy Cummins, Eric Barker and Ronnie Stevens. Music is by Ken Jones and cinematography by Reginald Wyer. A pretty unfunny Brit comedy that has good intentions but even a talented cast and writer can't lift this above the maudlin. Plot revolves around dentistry students at The King Alfred Dental Hospital, who get involved in stolen instruments and affairs of the heart, the latter complicated since the focus of the boys' attention is The Dean's niece! It's all very innocent of course, but as it lacks daring or any sort of worthy story based cohesion, it's a chore to get through. Not helped by a damp squib of a finale. Cast are fine enough but all involved in this venture have better legacies elsewhere. 4/10