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5 Against the House

Year:

1955

Duration:

84 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.9

Director:

Phil Karlson

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1955-06-10

Filming Locations: Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Chuck Courtney

Guy Madison

Al Mercer

Kim Novak

Kay Greylek

Brian Keith

Brick

Alvy Moore

Roy

Kerwin Mathews

Ronnie

William Conrad

Eric Berg

Jack Dimond

Francis Spiegelbauer

Jean Willes

Virginia

Adelle August

Bit (uncredited)

George Brand

Jack Roper (uncredited)

Thom Carney

Young Guard (uncredited)

Bill Catching

Cop (uncredited)

George Cisar

Casino Guard (uncredited)

Frank Gerstle

Robbery Suspect (uncredited)

Kathryn Grant

Jean, Young Woman in Nightclub (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

Police Lt. Anderson (uncredited)

Jo Ann Greer

Kay Greylek (singing voice) (uncredited)

Geraldine Hall

Cashier (uncredited)

Mark Hanna

Brad Lacey (uncredited)

Pete Kellett

Lift Operator (uncredited)

John Larch

Police Detective (uncredited)

Jana Mason

Bit (uncredited)

Carroll McComas

Mrs. Valent (uncredited)

Don Oreck

Young Man (uncredited)

Robert Sampson

Boy (uncredited)

Hugh Sanders

Pat Winters (uncredited)

Robert F. Simon

Old Guard (uncredited)

Marjorie Stapp

Girl (uncredited)

John Zaremba

Robert Fenton (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Fillm debut of Kerwin Mathews.

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First filmed screenplay for writer/screenwriter Stirling Silliphant.

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Jo Ann Greer sang "Life of the Party" for Kim Novak and two years later dubbed her co-star, Rita Hayworth, in Pal Joey (1957).

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Goofs

At one point Ronnie talks about how the archaeologist Schliemann "dug up the ruins of Troy in Greece." Troy was in Asia Minor, in modern Turkey, not in Greece.

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En route to Reno while riding in house trailer, thieves put on gloves and begin wiping down interior so their fingerprints can't be traced, but in following scenes, before they've reached destination, are no longer wearing gloves and are touching everything.

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In the convertible on the way back to college from Reno, Roy comments that they are "in Kansas somewhere" (with "300 miles to go") but the mountains in the projected background are too way close for that.

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Quotes

Roy: I've just rubbed the queen of spades so hard I've turned it into a jack.

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Roy: [to Buck] Well, that's the trouble with liquor. You take one drink, and it makes a new man out of you. Then the new man has to have a drink too - quote and unquote.

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Kay Greylek: Al, I grew up in this town. I've been dating college boys since I was old enough to be noticed by them.

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