Английская Википедия:Five Days (1954 film)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox film Five Days is a 1954 British film noir directed by Montgomery Tully starring Dane Clark, Paul Carpenter and Thea Gregory. It was produced by Hammer Film Productions and shot at Bray Studios with sets designed by the art director J. Elder Wills. Two comedians appear in pre-fame roles, Charles Hawtrey stars in a silent role as the assistant holding the jar and Warren Mitchell (in his first of several roles for Hammer) appears as a laughing man in a bar. It was made as a second feature for release on a double bill. It was released in the United States by Lippert Pictures as Paid to Kill.

Plot

James Nevill, a nearly bankrupt businessman, hires his best friend to kill him within five days so his wife can collect on his life insurance. After his business takes a sudden upswing he changes his mind, but he must get to the killer and tell him so before the killer gets to him first. Nevill suffers several near misses before he learns the truth about who has been trying to kill him.

Cast

• Dane Clark as James Nevill
• Cecile Chevreau as Joan Peterson
• Paul Carpenter as Paul Kirby
• Thea Gregory as Andrea Nevill
• Anthony Forwood as Glanville
• Arthur Young as Hyson
• Howard Marion-Crawford as Cyrus McGowan
• Arnold Diamond as Perkins
• Charles Hawtrey as Bill
• Peter Gawthorne as Bowman
• Avis Scott as Eileen
• Geoffrey Sumner as Chapter
• Ross Hutchinson as Ingham
• Martin Lawrence as Grover the Masseur
• Leslie Wright as Hunter
• Larry Taylor as Tough in Bar
• Warren Mitchell as Laughing Man in Bar
• Hugo Schuster as Professor

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

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