The Five Pound Man

The Five Pound Man
Directed by	Albert Parker
Written by	David Evans
Produced by	Albert Parker
Starring	Judy Gunn Edwin Styles Charles Bannister
Cinematography	Stanley Grant
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	24 March 1937 (1937-03-24)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Five Pound Man is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Judy Gunn, Edwin Styles and Charles Bannister.[1] It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[2]

Cast

• Judy Gunn as Margaret Fenton
• Edwin Styles as Richard Fordyce
• Frank Allenby as Claud Fenton
• Charles Bannister as Eustace Grant
• Esma Cannon as Lucy
• G. H. Mulcaster as Sinclair

References

1. BFI.org
2. Chibnall p.294

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Five Pound Man at IMDb