A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money and has no idea how to cope with sudden personal wealth.
Dear Mr. Prohack is of 1 hour(s) and 31 minute(s). It is Produced By: Wessex Film Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation. It was released on 1949-09-07. It has the tagline: Swept off his feet by a fortune It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
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