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Dentist in the Chair
Dentist in the Chair

5.9

Dentist in the Chair

NR·1960·84m

Summary

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

Crew

Director

Don Chaffey

Novel

Matthew Finch

Screenplay

Val Guest

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

July 16, 2017

4

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

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

burglary
dentist