Five Days (film)

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Five Days
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Montgomery Tully
Produced by	Anthony Hinds
Written by	Paul Tabori
Starring	Dane Clark
Music by	Ivor Slaney
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Editing by	James Needs
Studio	Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures (USA) Exclusive Films (UK)
Release dates	25 June 1954 (1954-06-25)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Five Days, also known as Paid to Kill, is a 1954 crime drama film directed by Montgomery Tully starring Dane Clark.^[1] It was made by Hammer Film Productions.

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 it is partner and another who really want to kill him, not his friend whom they have kidnapped and framed. In the end, the villains shoot each other.

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

↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/paid-to-kill-v37088

External links

Five Days at the Internet Movie Database

Hammer Film Productions films

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See also	Hammer filmography

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See also	Hammer filmography

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