Dentist in the Chair
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Dentist in the Chair is a 1960 British comedy film, directed by Don Chaffey
and starring Bob Monkhouse
, Ronnie Stevens
, Eric Barker
and Vincent Ball
. The screenplay was written by Val Guest
, based on a novel by Matthew Finch. Additional scenes were written by Bob Monkhouse and George Wadmore.
This film was followed by a sequel, Dentist on the Job
.
), when he tries to sell them stolen dental equipment.
Don Chaffey
Donald Chaffey was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director.Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure...
and starring Bob Monkhouse
Bob Monkhouse
Robert Alan "Bob" Monkhouse, OBE was an English entertainer. He was a successful comedy writer, comedian and actor and was also well known on British television as a presenter and game show host...
, Ronnie Stevens
Ronnie Stevens (actor)
Ronald Stevens was a London-born English actor known as Ronnie Stevens.He appeared in many television comedy series in regular roles, including May to December, Goodnight Sweetheart and A J Wentworth, BA. He also appeared as the "Minister of Pollution", in The Goodies pollution episode...
, Eric Barker
Eric Barker
Eric Leslie Barker born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, was an English comedy actor. He is most remembered for his roles in the popular British Carry On films.-Career:...
and Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball is an Australian actor who has worked both in Australia and in the United Kingdom....
. The screenplay was written by Val Guest
Val Guest
Val Guest was a British film director, best known for his science-fiction films for Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s, but who also enjoyed a long, varied and active career in the film industry from the early 1930s up until the early 1980s.-Early life and career:He was born Valmond Maurice...
, based on a novel by Matthew Finch. Additional scenes were written by Bob Monkhouse and George Wadmore.
This film was followed by a sequel, Dentist on the Job
Dentist on the Job
Dentist on the Job is a 1961 British comedy film directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards. It was released in the US with the title Get on with it! It is the sequel to Dentist in the Chair. The film was co-written by Bob Monkhouse and Hazel Adair...
.
Plot
Two dental students, David Cookson (Monkhouse) and Brian Dexter (Ronnie Stevens) become mixed up in the misadventures of a thief, Sam Field (played by Kenneth ConnorKenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor MBE was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for his appearances in the Carry On films.-Career:...
), when he tries to sell them stolen dental equipment.
Cast
- Bob MonkhouseBob MonkhouseRobert Alan "Bob" Monkhouse, OBE was an English entertainer. He was a successful comedy writer, comedian and actor and was also well known on British television as a presenter and game show host...
as David Cookson - Peggy CumminsPeggy CumminsPeggy Cummins is a retired Irish actress. Cummins is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis' Gun Crazy , playing a trigger happy femme fatale who robs banks with her lover .-Early life:...
as Peggy Travers - Kenneth ConnorKenneth ConnorKenneth Connor MBE was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for his appearances in the Carry On films.-Career:...
as Sam Field - Eric BarkerEric BarkerEric Leslie Barker born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, was an English comedy actor. He is most remembered for his roles in the popular British Carry On films.-Career:...
as The Dean - Ronnie StevensRonnie Stevens (actor)Ronald Stevens was a London-born English actor known as Ronnie Stevens.He appeared in many television comedy series in regular roles, including May to December, Goodnight Sweetheart and A J Wentworth, BA. He also appeared as the "Minister of Pollution", in The Goodies pollution episode...
as Brian Dexter - Vincent BallVincent BallVincent Ball is an Australian actor who has worked both in Australia and in the United Kingdom....
as Michaels - Eleanor SummerfieldEleanor SummerfieldEleanor Summerfield was a British actress.Summerfield was born in London in 1921. She received her acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In the mid-1960s, she played P. G. Wodehouse' character Aunt Dahlia in the BBC One's World of Wooster. She was a team member on BBC Radio 4's...
as Ethel - Reginald BeckwithReginald BeckwithReginald Beckwith was a British film and television actor, who made almost one hundred film and television appearances in his career.-Filmography:* Freedom Radio * Scott of the Antarctic...
as Mr. Watling - Stuart Saunders as Inspector Richardson
- Ian WallaceIan Wallace (singer)Ian Bryce Wallace OBE was a British bass-baritone opera and concert singer, actor and broadcaster of Scottish extraction....
as Dentist - Peggy SimpsonPeggy Simpson-Selected filmography:* The Camels Are Coming * Fighting Stock * The 39 Steps * Where There's a Will * Everything Is Thunder * Jack of All Trades * Darby and Joan...
as Miss Brent - Jean St. Clair as Lucy
- Rosie Lee as Maggie
- Charlotte MitchellCharlotte MitchellCharlotte Mitchell is an English actress and poet.She was once the girlfriend of Peter Sellers, hence her occasional appearances on The Goon Show in the 1950s. Charlotte Mitchell was married to actor Philip Guard and is the mother of 3 children, actors Christopher Guard and Dominic Guard and...
as Woman in Surgery - Philip GilbertPhilip GilbertPhilip Gilbert was a Canadian actor.He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and educated at Vancouver College...
as Young Man in Surgery - Jeremy HawkJeremy HawkJeremy Hawk was a character actor with a long career in music halls and on London's West End stage...
as Dental Instructor - Harry Hutchinson as Porter
- Alf Dean as Wrestler
- Sheree WintonSheree WintonSheree Winton was an English actress, and the mother of television presenter Dale Winton. She made many film and television appearances throughout her career, often referred to as 'the English Jayne Mansfield'...
as Jayne