Bob Monkhouse

Peggy Cummins

Kenneth Connor

Eric Barker

Ronnie Stevens

Vincent Ball

Eleanor Summerfield

Reginald Beckwith

Stuart Saunders

Ian Wallace

Peggy Simpson

Jean St. Clair

Rosie Lee

Sheree Winton

Rowena Cooper

Alf Dean

Val Guest

Don Chaffey

Bertram Ostrer

Reginald H. Wyer

Matthew Finch

Bill Lenny

William C. Andrews

Ken Jones

Comedy

Dentist in the Chair

Briand Film Production

United Kingdom

A coagulation of the plasma!

Dentist in the Chair is directed by Don Chaffey and adapted to screenplay by Val Guest from Matthew Finch's book. It stars Bob Monkhouse, Kenneth Connor, Peggy Cummins, Eric Barker and Ronnie Stevens. Music is by Ken Jones and cinematography by Reginald Wyer.

A pretty unfunny Brit comedy that has good intentions but even a talented cast and writer can't lift this above the maudlin. Plot revolves around dentistry students at The King Alfred Dental Hospital, who get involved in stolen instruments and affairs of the heart, the latter complicated since the focus of the boys' attention is The Dean's niece!

It's all very innocent of course, but as it lacks daring or any sort of worthy story based cohesion, it's a chore to get through. Not helped by a damp squib of a finale. Cast are fine enough but all involved in this venture have better legacies elsewhere. 4/10

English