Dentist in the Chair Poster

Dentist in the Chair (1960)

08/08/1960 Comedy 1h 24m
59%
User
Score
5.0/10

Even your eyeteeth will pop when you see the girls!

Overview

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

Val Guest

Screenplay

Don Chaffey

Director

Top Billed Cast

Bob Monkhouse

Bob Monkhouse

David Cookson

Peggy Cummins

Peggy Cummins

Peggy Travers

Kenneth Connor

Kenneth Connor

Sam Field

Eric Barker

Eric Barker

The Dean

Ronnie Stevens

Ronnie Stevens

Brian Dexter

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Michaels

Eleanor Summerfield

Eleanor Summerfield

Ethel

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Mr Watling

Stuart Saunders

Stuart Saunders

Insp. Richardson

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on July 16, 2017

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 sq...

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