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Dentist on the Job

  • 1961
  • Unrated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
334
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Dentist on the Job (1961)
Comedy

The marketing department of a pharmaceutical company decides to find a dentist to endorse its brand of toothpaste.The marketing department of a pharmaceutical company decides to find a dentist to endorse its brand of toothpaste.The marketing department of a pharmaceutical company decides to find a dentist to endorse its brand of toothpaste.

  • Director
    • C.M. Pennington-Richards
  • Writers
    • Hazel Adair
    • Hugh Woodhouse
    • Bob Monkhouse
  • Stars
    • Bob Monkhouse
    • Kenneth Connor
    • Shirley Eaton
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    334
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • C.M. Pennington-Richards
    • Writers
      • Hazel Adair
      • Hugh Woodhouse
      • Bob Monkhouse
    • Stars
      • Bob Monkhouse
      • Kenneth Connor
      • Shirley Eaton
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bob Monkhouse
    Bob Monkhouse
    • David Cookson
    Kenneth Connor
    Kenneth Connor
    • Sam Field
    Shirley Eaton
    Shirley Eaton
    • Jill Venner
    Eric Barker
    Eric Barker
    • Colonel J.J. Proudfoot…
    Richard Wattis
    Richard Wattis
    • Macreedy
    Ronnie Stevens
    Ronnie Stevens
    • Brian Dexter
    Reginald Beckwith
    Reginald Beckwith
    • Mr. Duff
    Ian Whittaker
    • Mr. Fuller
    David Glover
    • Mr. Bull
    Graham Stark
    Graham Stark
    • Sourfaced Man
    Charles Hawtrey
    Charles Hawtrey
    • Mr. Roper
    Richard Caldicot
    Richard Caldicot
    • Prison Governor
    Court Benson
    • Senator Whiteshafts
    Jeremy Hawk
    Jeremy Hawk
    • Professor Lovitt
    David Horne
    David Horne
    • Admiral Southbound
    Mercy Haystead
    • Miss Figg
    Michael Miles
    • Michael Miles
    Philip Gilbert
    Philip Gilbert
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    • Director
      • C.M. Pennington-Richards
    • Writers
      • Hazel Adair
      • Hugh Woodhouse
      • Bob Monkhouse
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    5wilvram

    Lady Chatterley's loofah

    Is one of the more memorable throw-away lines in this follow-up to DENTIST IN THE CHAIR. Squeezing some fun out of toothpaste sums up both plot and the general level of humour. Has a more professional look than its predecessor and Bob Monkhouse seems more at home, but the set-pieces such as the disastrous attempt to make a commercial go for nothing. With the always reliable Eric Barker in a dual role, Kenneth Connor with his impersonations and funny voices and Shirley Eaton providing the glamour it's less painful than it might have been. Includes a glimpse at the then popular quiz show Take Your Pick with Michael Miles, which I find infinitely funnier than many comedies of the day.
    4bigar-4

    Saturday Matinee Fodder

    Silliness abounds in this comic affront to British advertising. Beckwith, an ad executive, enlists the services of wacky dentists, Monkhouse and Stevens, to revive the sagging sales of a toothpaste. They invent a new wonder toothpaste and their nutty attempts at promoting the product comprise the rest of the film.

    Not better -or worse- than the average 50s/60s comedies. Although I expected Norman Wisdom coming in and shout "Mr Grimsdale!!!!"
    6Sergiodave

    Easy going 60's comedy

    There were two styles of British comedy in the 50's/60's, the wonderful Ealing comedies and the pretty awful, but watchable Carry on Films. This is more reminiscent of a Carry on, indeed the music score is almost identical, though the comedy is better. Bob Monkhouse also starred in the very first Carry on movie, Carry on Sergeant; and Shirley Eaton was literally the Golden Girl in James Bond's Goldfinger.
    Bry-2

    Has anyone actually *seen* this?

    I mean, in its entirety? I don't think it's fair to rate it if you've only seen the credits and first 49 seconds included in Holy Grail.

    So c'mon, you 13 who have rated it -- let's see a proper review! And how about a plot outline? Is it available on DVD yet? Why not?
    6Bunuel1976

    DENTIST ON THE JOB (C. M. Pennington-Richards, 1961) **1/2

    This is a sequel to DENTIST IN THE CHAIR (1960), which I haven't watched; excerpts from the opening sequence were memorably featured as a gag at the start of the "Special Edition" DVD of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975)!

    The film is no classic, but harmless and certainly palatable for what it is – dealing with the invention and promotion of a new brand of toothpaste and going from a college to a factory, a TV studio and ending with a commercial being broadcast from space! It was possibly inspired by the popular "Doctor" series – of which I've yet to catch any entry – though in style it may actually be closer to the "Carry Ons", with a number of mild double entendres and two stalwart members from that series in the cast i.e. Kenneth Connor and guest star Charles Hawtrey.

    Nominal star Bob Monkhouse is okay, but his repertory doesn't seem to be particularly distinctive; in fact, it's Connor who steals the show as an ex-con who's made to act as a door-to-door salesman for the new product (and faring disastrously at the task) and even impersonates an American senator at the climax! Future Bond girl Shirley Eaton provides the eye-candy as the actress promoting the old toothpaste and who joins Monkhouse & Co. in their scheme to make their own superior brand. The supporting cast includes such familiar faces as Richard Wattis and Reginald Beckwith.

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    • Trivia
      The opening titles and a portion of the first scene of this movie appear on the Monty Python : Sacré Graal ! (1975) Special Edition DVD; a voice is eventually heard mumbling that it is the wrong movie, and Holy Grail starts instead.
    • Goofs
      When Jill is in the bath advertising "Proudfoot's Pink Pierre", there is a large mirror behind her. When she stands up, it's gone.
    • Crazy credits
      The end credits are shown over Richard Wattis walking with sandwich boards advertising the toothpaste. When he turns to face the camera, the front board says 'The End'. He continues to walk towards the camera until the words on the board fill the screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Monty Python : Sacré Graal ! (1975)

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    • Release date
      • June 1961 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Get on with It!
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Bertram Ostrer Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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