A man inadvertently foils a robbery and is awarded the job of bank guard, forcing him to face a real holdup.
guard, bank teller, inspector, swindler, daughter, bank robber, madcap, hilarious, lighthearted, outlandish, small town, bank, hotel, car, luck, schemes, embezzlement, hero worship, bank heist, getaway, temptation, pursuit, 1940s
This 1940 film seems to spring straight from his cranky, beleaguered, convoluted personality, with no concessions made to film form, audience enjoyment, or common sense, and still it's very funny in a desultory, strangely private kind of way.
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