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The Five Pound Man (1937)

The Five Pound Man poster
Directed by
Albert Parker
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes a target when a reward is placed on his head. The story follows his humorous attempts to evade capture.

lightheartedplayfulbreezyquirkycomediclow-stakeswhimsicalfast-paced

What happens

The Five Pound Man (also known as £5 Man, Five Pound Man, The 5 Pound Man) is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Judy Gunn, Edwin Styles and Charles Bannister. It was written by David Evans and made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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