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Five Days

  • 1954
  • Approved
  • 1h 15min
NOTE IMDb
6,1/10
463
MA NOTE
Cecile Chevreau and Dane Clark in Five Days (1954)
Paid To Kill: I'm Not Interested
Lire clip2:53
Regarder Paid To Kill: I'm Not Interested
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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA failed business deal forces James Nevill to blackmail his weak-willed friend into murdering him so that his wife can collect his insurance, but circumstances suddenly change.A failed business deal forces James Nevill to blackmail his weak-willed friend into murdering him so that his wife can collect his insurance, but circumstances suddenly change.A failed business deal forces James Nevill to blackmail his weak-willed friend into murdering him so that his wife can collect his insurance, but circumstances suddenly change.

  • Réalisation
    • Montgomery Tully
  • Scénario
    • Paul Tabori
  • Casting principal
    • Dane Clark
    • Cecile Chevreau
    • Paul Carpenter
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  • NOTE IMDb
    6,1/10
    463
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Montgomery Tully
    • Scénario
      • Paul Tabori
    • Casting principal
      • Dane Clark
      • Cecile Chevreau
      • Paul Carpenter
    • 28avis d'utilisateurs
    • 8avis des critiques
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    Paid To Kill: I'm Not Interested
    Clip 2:53
    Paid To Kill: I'm Not Interested

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    Dane Clark
    Dane Clark
    • James Nevill
    Cecile Chevreau
    • Joan Peterson
    Paul Carpenter
    • Paul Kirby
    Thea Gregory
    • Andrea Nevill
    Anthony Forwood
    Anthony Forwood
    • Peter Glanville
    Arthur Young
    Arthur Young
    • Hyson
    Howard Marion-Crawford
    Howard Marion-Crawford
    • Cyrus McGowan
    • (as Howard Marion Crawford)
    Arnold Diamond
    Arnold Diamond
    • Perkins
    • (non crédité)
    Peter Gawthorne
    • Bowman
    • (non crédité)
    Charles Hawtrey
    Charles Hawtrey
    • Bill
    • (non crédité)
    Ross Hutchinson
    • Ingham
    • (non crédité)
    Martin Lawrence
    • Grover - Masseur
    • (non crédité)
    Warren Mitchell
    Warren Mitchell
    • Laughing Man in Bar
    • (non crédité)
    Hugo Schuster
    • Professor
    • (non crédité)
    Avis Scott
    Avis Scott
    • Eileen
    • (non crédité)
    Geoffrey Sumner
    Geoffrey Sumner
    • Chapter
    • (non crédité)
    Larry Taylor
    Larry Taylor
    • Tough in Bar
    • (non crédité)
    Jim Tyson
    • Board Member
    • (non crédité)
    • Réalisation
      • Montgomery Tully
    • Scénario
      • Paul Tabori
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    Terrific plot for its time

    For the fifties decade, this plot was very surprising, inventive, exciting. Now, in 2023, we can say that this scheme has been used many times in many suspense thriller plots. Unfortunately, the ending is always more or less predictable. Nevertheless, this littme UK thriller remains outstanding, not very long, pullled by a stong acting and cast. As in many features of this period, some US actors were hired for British productions. I recommend this one for any thriller buff, no matter the B production standard. Keep in mind that a B movie is not necessarily a lousy one, on the contrary: a lesser budget permits many daring and offbeat stories. This one is the best example.
    5Bunuel1976

    PAID TO KILL (Montgomery Tully, 1954) **1/2

    I'd always been interested in catching some of the films from Hammer's pre-horror boom; so far, the only title I'd come across was PHANTOM SHIP (1935) which was made a couple of decades before the studio reached its peak period but which, presciently, starred one of the era's horror icons – Bela Lugosi.

    Anyway, Hammer apparently made a whole slew of ultra low-budget noirs featuring either faded American stars or second-tier leading men. This one, then, happened to be shown on late-night Italian TV and, knowing it's been released on DVD by VCI, I made it a point to check it out. It turned out to be a decidedly modest but not unpleasing little film: the star in this case is Dane Clark (not exactly top rank, you see) and, as I lay watching, felt that he wasn't really noir material – an opinion which, incidentally, I would change the very next day when I saw this same actor in the superior French-made GUNMAN IN THE STREETS (1950)! The plot, though far-fetched, is engaging: Clark's business fails and, in order to provide for his wife, proposes to have himself killed so that she can collect on his insurance; soon after, his fortune unexpectedly turns and he desperately seeks to stop his killer from carrying out the assigned task!

    Even if I watched the film dubbed in Italian, the London settings and character types offer a whole different atmosphere to the American noirs – the same thing goes for the French locations of GUNMAN IN THE STREETS – and this does help keep one's mind off the measly production values. The denouement provides a few surprises – Clark's wife emerges a villainess (which allows him free rein with the devoted secretary who had really loved him all along), the attempts on his life turn out not to have been done by the person he paid expressly for that purpose – which elevates the whole slightly than would otherwise have been the case. Besides, the film is short enough at 75 minutes not to overstay its welcome or allow the proceedings to slip into tedium. By the way, the original British title of this one is FIVE DAYS (the period of time over which events take place) but got changed to the more evocative PAID TO KILL for the U.S.
    6wes-connors

    Five Days to Die

    After his London-based "Amalgamated Industries" suffers a devastating loss, American businessman Dane Clark (as James "Jim" Nevill) decides to end it all. This is going to be a strange suicide, however. In order for his wife to benefit from a life insurance policy, Mr. Clark asks an old friend to commit the murder. At first, sleazy hit-man Paul Carpenter (as Paul Kirby) refuses. But Clark makes Mr. Carpenter mad during a fight, and threatens blackmail, too. Finally, Carpenter agrees to kill Clark, within five days. Once the deal is set, Clark's failed business deal reverses. Now, he must stop himself from being murdered...

    Writer Paul Tabori adds a couple of surprises to this formulaic story. You can make accurate predictions, but you'll need to revise them. Director Montgomery Tully does well in dark alleys and seedy diners. Second-billed secretary Cecile Chevreau (as Joan Peterson) sends out the right signals, indicating she's interested in her boss. Clark is faithful to pretty wife Thea Gregory (as Andrea), however. Not seen as often as partner (spouse equivalent) Dirk Bogarde, tall blond Anthony Forwood (as Peter Glanville) is impressive. British players shine in small, uncredited roles.

    ****** Paid to Kill (6/25/54) Montgomery Tully ~ Dane Clark, Cecile Chevreau, Paul Carpenter, Anthony Forwood
    6southdavid

    Six Stars for Five Days.

    The next film covered by the "House of Hammer Podcast" was "Five Days" or "Paid to Kill", if you prefer. The version I watched was the one currently available on Youtube and there were some sound issues, at the start of the presentation particularly. The last few films have essentially been murder mysteries cloaked in different skins, so I liked this one for doing something different.

    James Nevill (Dane Clark) is a businessman managing a London based Investment firm. Having gone in big on a deal that goes sour, Nevill strikes a deal with an old friend Paul Kirby (Paul Carpenter), from shadier times, to kill him at some point in the next five days, so that is wife can collect on the insurance payment. However, the business deal undergoes a last-minute change and proceeds securing the finances of the firm going forward. Nevill tries to locate Kirby, to call off the deal but he is nowhere to be found. He must now try and find his friend and explain the situation before he finds him.

    A second film for Dane Clark, having been in "The Gambler and the Lady" which I watched last year and in which he co-starred with Anthony Forwood, who appears again in this one. I thought Clark was a bit better in that film though, where he portrayed a former gangster struggling in society circles, than he was here. There's a touch more nuance required for this one and I never really bought that Nevill loved his wife enough be so practically suicidal. He also seems to be pushing his wife to the possibility of moving on (with Forwood) after he's gone too, which again is a theme from an earlier Hammer film.

    The film is also notable for having Charles Hawtrey in a small non-speaking role.

    Whilst I wouldn't, in any way, describe "Five Days" as a lost gem, it was watchable enough to hold my attention, despite some less the great performances, and the arrival of a different plot was welcome.
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    derivative noir from England

    Dane Clark was one of the actors who went to England and made these films for Hammer, Kit Parker Films, etc.

    Here he stars in "Paid to Kill," a 1954 film also starring Anthony Forwood, Paul Carpenter, and Cecile Chevreau.

    Clark plays a businessman out of options when an important deal falls through. Desiring security for his wife, whom he adores, he arranges for someone to kill him.

    We've seen this before, though it does contain a twist. However, it's pretty routine.

    Clark was a John Garfield wannabe who had a prolific, if not spectacular career in films and television for nearly five decades.

    Anthony Forwood, a tall, handsome Brit, was married to Glynis Johns before he became the manager and long-time companion of Dirk Bogarde. He actually made a few films in the '50s before working behind the scenes.

    I like these black and white British mystery/suspense films. Some are better than others, but they manage to be entertaining.

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    • Anecdotes
      When Kirby leaves the party at Nevill's and goes to a bar, the two men sitting behind him (one played by an uncredited Warren Mitchell) are, from their dialogue, clearly gay. Pretty daring for 1954.
    • Gaffes
      During Jim's struggle with the killer the shadow of a boom mike is visible in the upper left of the screen.
    • Citations

      James Nevill: How would you like to make 500 pounds?

      Paul Kirby: Hanh?

      James Nevill: Cash! With another 500 to come later.

      Paul Kirby: [joking] Who would I have to murder for that?

      James Nevill: [gravely] Just one man.

    • Bandes originales
      Saratoga
      (uncredited)

      Music by Eric Winstone

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    • Date de sortie
      • 25 juin 1954 (États-Unis)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Royaume-Uni
      • États-Unis
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Paid to Kill
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(Studio)
    • Sociétés de production
      • Hammer Films
      • Lippert Films
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    • Durée
      • 1h 15min(75 min)
    • Couleur
      • Black and White

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