Dentist in the Chair
"Even your eyeteeth will pop when you see the girls!"
The misfortunes that befall three dental students when they become unwitting accessories to a burglary.
Top Cast
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Bob Monkhouse
David Cookson
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Peggy Cummins
Peggy Travers
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Kenneth Connor
Sam Field
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Eric Barker
The Dean
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Ronnie Stevens
Brian Dexter
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Vincent Ball
Michaels
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Eleanor Summerfield
Ethel
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Reginald Beckwith
Mr Watling
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Stuart Saunders
Insp. Richardson
Overview
The misfortunes that befall three dental students when they become unwitting accessories to a burglary.
Rating
6.0
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1 Reviews
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John Chard4 Jul 16, 2017A 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
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