Over the Odds
Appearance
Over the Odds | |
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Directed by | Michael Forlong |
Written by | Ernest Player Rex Arundel |
Produced by | Alec Snowden |
Starring | Marjorie Rhodes Glenn Melvyn Cyril Smith Esma Cannon |
Cinematography | Norman Warwick |
Edited by | Reginald Beck |
Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Over the Odds is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Michael Forlong and starring Marjorie Rhodes, Glenn Melvyn, Cyril Smith, Esma Cannon and Thora Hird and Wilfrid Lawson.[1] The screenplay concerns a bookmaker who struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law.[2] It was based on a play by Rex Arundel.
Cast
- Marjorie Rhodes - Bridget Stone
- Glenn Melvyn - George Summers
- Cyril Smith - Sam
- Esma Cannon - Alice
- Thora Hird - Mrs Carter
- Wilfrid Lawson - Willie Summers
- Frances Cuka - Hilda Summers
- Gwen Lewis - Mrs Small
- Rex Deering - Butcher
- Patsy Rowlands - Marilyn
- Fred Griffiths - Fruit Vendor
- Leslie Crowther - Fishmonger
References