Five Days (1954 film)
Five Days, released in the United States as Paid to Kill, is a 1954 British film noir directed by Montgomery Tully starring Dane Clark.[1] It was produced by Hammer Film Productions.
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
| Written by | Paul Tabori |
| Starring | Dane Clark |
| Music by | Ivor Slaney |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | James Needs |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures (USA) Exclusive Films (UK) |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
James Nevill, a nearly bankrupt businessman, hires his best friend to kill him 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 learning that his partner and another person really do want to kill him, not his best friend, whom they have kidnapped and framed.
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
References
- Five Days at the BFI Database
External links
- 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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