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Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)

Dear Mr. Prohack poster
Directed by
Thornton Freeland
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A government official inherits a large fortune and decides to enjoy an extravagant new lifestyle. His family and colleagues react to his sudden change in behavior.

lightheartedwhimsicalcheerfulbriskwittyplayfulold-fashioned

What happens

Dear Mr. Prohack is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Cecil Parker, Glynis Johns and Dirk Bogarde. It is a modern-day version of Arnold Bennett's 1922 novel Mr Prohack, as adapted in the play by Edward Knoblock. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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