Off the Dole

Overview

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.

Directed by Arthur Mertz

Top cast

George Formby

John Willie

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Dan Young

The Inimitable Dude Comedian

Constance Shotter

Sweet and Dainty

C

Clifford McLaglen

A Villain And Proud Of It

B

Beryl Formby

Grace, Charm, and Ability

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Tully Comber

Measured For His Part

Wally Patch

Revels In His Part

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Stan Pell

The Most Inoffensive Parson

S

Stan Little

Little Jack

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Jimmy Plant

Crisp and Debonair

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Arthur L. Ward

Orchestra Leader

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Daisy Maynard

John Willie's Mother

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Len Martin

Eccentric Musician

Howard Douglas

Music Shop Manager

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