[1]Five Days is a 1954 British film noir directed by Montgomery Tully starring Dane Clark, Paul Carpenter and Thea Gregory.[2] 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.[3] It was released in the United States by Lippert Pictures as Paid to Kill.
| Five Days | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Written by | Paul Tabori |
| Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
| Starring | Dane Clark Paul Carpenter Thea Gregory |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | James Needs |
| Music by | Ivor Slaney |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Exclusive Films Lippert Pictures (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
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 edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ Wu, Lawrence; Martin, Steven; England, Paula (2017). "The Decoupling of Sex and Marriage: Cohort Trends in Who Did and Did Not Delay Sex until Marriage for U.S. Women Born 1938–1985". Sociological Science. 4: 151–175. doi:10.15195/v4.a7. ISSN 2330-6696.
- ^ Five Days at the BFI Database
- ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.81
Bibliography edit
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links edit
- Five Days at IMDb
- Five Days at AllMovie
- Five Days at the TCM Movie Database
- Five Days at the American Film Institute Catalog
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