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Off the Dole

Name: Off the Dole
Director: Arthur Mertz
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1935-06-01
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: George Formby, Dan Young, Constance Shotter, Clifford McLaglen, Beryl Formby

1935 1hr : 29m Comedy · Music ★ 6.6

Without a job, a young man is given the opportunity to run his ill uncle's private-detective agency. He finds himself mixed up with everything from an unfaithful husband who is a secret nudist to a schoolteacher who believes his pupil's father is beating him.

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George FormbyJohn Willie

Dan YoungThe Inimitable Dude Comedian

Constance ShotterSweet and Dainty

Clifford McLaglenA Villain And Proud Of It

Beryl FormbyGrace, Charm, and Ability

Tully ComberMeasured For His Part

Wally PatchRevels In His Part

Stan PellThe Most Inoffensive Parson

Stan LittleLittle Jack

Jimmy PlantCrisp and Debonair

Arthur L. WardOrchestra Leader

Daisy MaynardJohn Willie's Mother

Len MartinEccentric Musician

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Why it may be worth watching

Off the Dole combines Comedy and Music elements in one feature.
The principal cast includes George Formby, Dan Young, Constance Shotter.

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Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Music. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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