Convict 99

Convict 99

91 mins | Comedy | Sept. 26, 1938

A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.

Convict 99

91 mins | Comedy | Sept. 26, 1938

Convict 99
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Gainsborough Pictures
Original title Convict 99
Directors Marcel Varnel
Writers Cyril Campion, Jack Davis Jr., Marriott Edgar, Ralph Smart, Val Guest

Cast

Will Hay

as Dr. Benjamin Twist

Moore Marriott

as Jerry The Mole

Graham Moffatt

as Albert Brown

Googie Withers

as Lottie

Peter Gawthorne

as Sir Cyril

Basil Radford

as Deputy Governor

Wilfred Walter

as Max Slessor

Dennis Wyndham

as Head Warder

Alf Goddard

as Sykes

Basil McGrail

as Bates

Roddy McDowall

as Jimmy

Teddy Brown

as Slim Charlie

Bertha Belmore

as Tiara Lady

George Merritt

as Patrolman

Roy Emerton

as John Benjamin

Leonard Sharp

as Convict

Garry Marsh

as Johnson