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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 69
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for comedies, −9 min on the typical 100
typical 10091Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1938
September 26, 1938
88 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
18 of 18
Will HayDr. Benjamin Twist
Moore MarriottJerry The Mole
Graham MoffattAlbert Brown
Googie WithersLottie
Peter GawthorneSir Cyril
Basil RadfordDeputy Governor- WWWilfred WalterMax Slessor
Dennis WyndhamHead Warder
Alf GoddardSykes- BMBasil McGrailBates
Kathleen HarrisonMabel
Roddy McDowallJimmy- TBTeddy BrownSlim Charlie
Bertha BelmoreTiara Lady
George MerrittPatrolman
Roy EmertonJohn Benjamin- LSLeonard SharpConvict
Garry MarshJohnson
Directing · 1
- Marcel Varnel Director
Writing · 5
- Val Guest Writer
- Marriott Edgar Writer
- Cyril Campion Writer
- Ralph Smart Writer
- Jack Davis Jr. Writer
Production · 1
- Edward Black Producer
Editing · 1
- R. E. Dearing Editor
Other crew · 1
- Arthur Crabtree Cinematography
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