Movie
5 Against the House
Overview
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
Details
- Release date
- 1955-06-10
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Dayle, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Guy Madison as Al Mercer
- Kim Novak as Kay Greylek
- Brian Keith as Brick
- Alvy Moore as Roy
- Kerwin Mathews as Ronnie
- William Conrad as Eric Berg
- Jack Dimond as Francis Spiegelbauer
- Jean Willes as Virginia
- Kathryn Grant as Jean, Young Woman in Nightclub (uncredited)
- Adelle August as Bit (uncredited)
- Thom Carney as Young Guard (uncredited)
- Bill Catching as Cop (uncredited)
Crew
- Phil Karlson - Director
- John Barnwell - Screenplay
- Stirling Silliphant - Screenplay
- William Bowers - Screenplay
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