Off the Dole

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Arthur Mertz

Writers

John E. Blakeley, George Formby, Arthur Mertz

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

1 June 1935

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  George Formby

  John Willie

• Dan Young

  The Inimitable Dude Comedian

• 

  Constance Shotter

  Sweet and Dainty

• 

  Clifford McLaglen

  A Villain And Proud Of It

• Beryl Formby

  Grace, Charm, and Ability

• Tully Comber

  Measured For His Part

• 

  Wally Patch

  Revels In His Part

• Stan Pell

  The Most Inoffensive Parson

• Stan Little

  Little Jack

• Jimmy Plant

  Crisp and Debonair

• Arthur L. Ward

  Orchestra Leader

• Daisy Maynard

  John Willie's Mother