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][2] The screenplay concerns a bookmaker who struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law.[3] It was based on a play by Rex Arundel.
| Over the Odds | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Forlong |
| Written by | Ernest Player Rex Arundel |
| Produced by | Alec Snowden |
| Starring | Frances Cuka Marjorie Rhodes Glenn Melvyn Cyril Smith Esma Cannon |
| Cinematography | Norman Warwick |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
Production company | Jermyn Films |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Marjorie Rhodes as Bridget Stone
- Glenn Melvyn as George Summers
- Cyril Smith as Sam
- Esma Cannon as Alice
- Thora Hird as Mrs Carter
- Wilfrid Lawson as Willie Summers
- Frances Cuka as Hilda Summers
- Gwen Lewis as Mrs Small
- Rex Deering as butcher
- Patsy Rowlands as Marilyn
- Fred Griffiths as fruit vendor
- Leslie Crowther as fishmonger
Reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A noisy, feeble farce which exploits the old mother-in-law theme twofold, with Marjorie Rhodes as number one, solid and belligerent, and Thora Hird as number two, violently vocal. Glenn Melvyn and Cyril Smith battle with ingenuous, obvious material, but Wilfrid Lawson comes off the best in a characteristic performance as the drunken father."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Over the Odds". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Over the Odds". IMDb.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | OVER THE ODDS (1961)". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
- ^ "Over the Odds". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 171. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.
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