''The Five Pound Man'' is a 1937 British

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crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring

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and

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. It was made at Wembley Studios as a

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by the British subsidiary of

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.Chibnall p.294

Cast

as Margaret Fenton *

as Richard Fordyce * Frank Allenby as Claud Fenton *

as Eustace Grant *

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as Lucy * G. H. Mulcaster as Sinclair

References

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

* 1937 films 1930s crime comedy films British crime comedy films Films directed by Albert Parker British black-and-white films 1937 comedy films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Quota quickies Films shot at Wembley Studios 20th Century Fox films {{comedy-crime-film-stub