Dentist on the Job

Jun 1, 1961

1h 28m

★ 6.2

For The First Time In Your Life...You'll Really Laugh!

Overview

Colonel Proudfoot of Proudfoot Industries tries to entice a couple of newly qualified dentists to advertise "Dreem", a revolutionary type of toothpaste, but he knows that if the dentists learn that they are part of an advertising campaign, they will be struck off, and the campaign will be a disaster.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Bertram Ostrer Productions

Dentist on the Job Trailers

Cast

David Cookson

Bob Monkhouse

Sam Field

Kenneth Connor

Jill Venner

Shirley Eaton

Brian Dexter

Ronnie Stevens

Colonel J.J. Proudfoot

Eric Barker

Mr. Duff

Reginald Beckwith

Macreedy

Richard Wattis

Mr. Roper

Charles Hawtrey

Prison Governor

Richard Caldicot

Director

Cyril Chamberlain

Admiral Southbound

David Horne

Graham Stark

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