Five To One is a 1963 British second feature ('B') 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. The screenplay was by Roger Marshall, based on the 1928 Wallace story The Thief in the Night.Five To One (1963) British Board of Film Classification
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 Gloria (girl on speedboat) Clare Kelly as Jean Davis
Critical reception The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Straightforward in acting and presentation, the main interest of this compact film lies in its plot line; again adapted from one of Edgar Wallace's less familiar stories, it is an involved but neatly contrived variation on the Great Robbery Plan which has featured in so many films. The development is sufficiently intriguing to maintain interest, and though the film has no other real virtue, it emerges as a slightly above average addition to the now well-established Edgar Wallace series."
References
External links Film page at BFI