Five to One (film)

Five to One
File:Five to One (film).jpg Feature film poster
Directed by	Gordon Flemyng
Produced by	Jack Greenwood
Written by	Roger Marshall
Based on	short story The Thief in the Night by Edgar Wallace
Starring	Lee Montague Ingrid Hafner John Thaw
Music by	Bernard Ebbinghouse
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Derek Holding
Production company	Merton Park Studios
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors
Release dates	1963
Running time	54 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Five To One is a 1963 British crime film directed by Gordon Flemyng and starring Lee Montague, Ingrid Hafner and John Thaw. It was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations; this being adapted from one of Wallace's short stories.

Plot

Alan Roper, along with his partner-in-crime and his girlfriend, are planning the robbery of a betting shop. Alan asks crooked bookmaker Larry Hart to launder the money, but little does Larry know, it's his betting shop they plan to steal from.

Cast

• Lee Montague as Larry Hart
• Ingrid Hafner as Pat Dunn
• John Thaw as Alan Roper
• Brian McDermott as John Lea
• Ewan Roberts as Deighton
• Heller Toren as Mai Hart
• Jack Watson as Inspector Davis
• Richard Clarke as Lucas
• Ian Curry as Mycock
• Julian Holloway as Sergeant Jenkins
• Gordon Rollings as Walker
• Edina Ronay as Girl on speedboat
• Clare Kelly as Jean Davis

External links

• Film page at BFI
• Five to One at IMDb