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Dear Mr. Prohack
Dear Mr. Prohack is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland. It is a modern-day version of Arnold Bennett's novel, "Mr Prohack", as adapted in the play by Edward Knoblock. It stars Cecil Parker, Glynis Johns and Dirk Bogarde.
Plot.
A civil servant who is extremely frugal with the government's money, suddenly inherits a large fortune and becomes a spendthrift.
Cast.
- Cecil Parker as Arthur Prohack
- Glynis Johns as Mimi Warburton
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Career.
After making his film debut in "Dear Mr. Prohack" (1949), he went on to play a wide range of parts, often ineffectual and occasionally seedy characters, such as the drunken journalist Bayliss in "Defence of the Realm", the criminal abortionist in "Alfie", and the washed-up film director in "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz". Elliott and Natasha Parry played the main roles in the 1955 television play "The Apollo of Bellac". He took over for