Movie · 1938
Convict 99
Released 26 September 1938 91 min Comedy More from 1938 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Bertha Belmore
as Tiara Lady
Peter Gawthorne
as Sir Cyril
Moore Marriott
as Jerry The Mole
Dennis Wyndham
as Head Warder
Will Hay
as Dr. Benjamin Twist
George Merritt
as Patrolman
Kathleen Harrison
as Mabel
Basil Radford
as Deputy Governor
Alf Goddard
as Sykes
Googie Withers
as Lottie
Graham Moffatt
as Albert Brown
Roddy McDowall
as Jimmy
Wilfred Walter
as Max Slessor
Basil McGrail
as Bates
Teddy Brown
as Slim Charlie
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The numbers
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
55Bertha Belmore — oldest on the call sheet
10Roddy McDowall — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast