Over the Odds

1961 British film
  • November 1961 (1961-11)
Running time
65 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

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

  1. ^ "Over the Odds". IMDb.
  2. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | OVER THE ODDS (1961)". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
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Films directed by Michael Forlong
Features
  • Journey for Three (1950)
  • Suicide Mission (1954)
  • The Green Helmet (1961)
  • Over the Odds (1961)
  • Stork Talk (1962)
  • Plantage Tamarinde [nl] (1964)
  • Lionheart (1968)
  • Raising the Roof (1972)
  • Rangi's Catch (1973)
  • Hijack! (1975)
  • High Rise Donkey (1980)
Shorts
  • Close to the Wind (1972)
  • Project 1233 (1972)


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