Five Days

Name: Five Days
Director: Montgomery Tully
Genre: Crime/detective, Drama
Released: 1954
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Cast: Dane Clark, Cecile Chevreau, Paul Carpenter, Thea Gregory, Anthony Forwood

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Crime/detective
Drama

1954
Montgomery Tully
73 mins
PG

Summary

A businessman asks a friend to kill him so his wife gets an insurance payout, but finds that others want him dead. Crime drama, with Dane Clark and Cecile Chevreau

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Review

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Jayne Nelson

This tight little thriller stars Dane Clark as James Nevill, a despairing businessman facing financial ruin. After a money-making venture falls through, he hatches a plot to pay an old acquaintance, Paul (Paul Carpenter), to murder him so that his wife will get his life insurance. After arranging the hit, though, Nevill's fortunes suddenly change for the better, but now he can't find Paul to call off the job... It's an effectively gripping tale for the era, although when watched today, the big twist is rather obvious. Clark gives an anguished central performance, and there's a surprisingly layered role for his would-be assassin, who just wants a quiet life. The only duff note lies with Nevill's secretary, played by Cecile Chevreau, who's supposed to be madly in love with her boss but displays the emotional range of a stapler. Luckily, Thea Gregory as Nevill's wronged wife adds a much-needed dose of glamour.

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6.2/10