5 Against the House

19551955
ApprovedApproved
1h 24min

Brian Keith, Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Kerwin Mathews, and Alvy Moore in 5 Against the House (1955)

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Crime Drama Film-Noir

Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.

Director
- Phil Karlson
Writers
- Stirling Silliphant(screenplay)
- William Bowers(screenplay)
- John Barnwell(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Kim Novak, Kathryn Grant, Guy Madison, and Kerwin Mathews in 5 Against the House (1955)

Kim Novak in 5 Against the House (1955)

Brian Keith, Kim Novak, and Guy Madison in 5 Against the House (1955)

Kim Novak and Guy Madison in 5 Against the House (1955)

Brian Keith, Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Kerwin Mathews, and Alvy Moore in 5 Against the House (1955)

Brian Keith, Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Kerwin Mathews, and Alvy Moore in 5 Against the House (1955)

Brian Keith, Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Kerwin Mathews, and Alvy Moore in 5 Against the House (1955)

Brian Keith, Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Kerwin Mathews, and Alvy Moore in 5 Against the House (1955)

Brian Keith, Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Kerwin Mathews, and Alvy Moore in 5 Against the House (1955)

Kim Novak in 5 Against the House (1955)

Al Merceras Al Mercer

Kay Greylekas Kay Greylek

Brickas Brick

Royas Roy

Ronnieas Ronnie

Eric Bergas Eric Berg

Francis Spiegelbaueras Francis Spiegelbauer

Virginiaas Virginia

Bitas Bit
(uncredited)

Jack Roperas Jack Roper
(uncredited)

Young Guardas Young Guard
(uncredited)

Copas Cop
(uncredited)

Casino Guardas Casino Guard
(uncredited)

Eddie Constantine

Casino robberas Casino robber
(uncredited)

Boyas Boy
(uncredited)

Robbery Suspectas Robbery Suspect
(uncredited)

Jean, Young Woman in Nightclubas Jean, Young Woman in Nightclub
(uncredited)

Police Lt. Andersonas Police Lt. Anderson
(uncredited)

Director
- Phil Karlson
Writers
- Stirling Silliphant(screenplay)
- William Bowers(screenplay)
- John Barnwell(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Four college buddies enjoying a night at a Reno casino are told by a cop that robbing the casino "cannot be done." That gets the brainiest rich kid among them thinking up a plan for the perfect robbery. He convinces the others to join in when they hear that it will only be a college hoax, his plan being to let the police know where the money is afterwards. The thing is, one of his friends has a head injury from the war, and has no intention of returning a dime. —Rone Barton Lokarr <sandbox2@ix.netcom.com>

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Taglines
- They hit the jackpot in the world's richest gambling house !
Genres
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
First major film role for Kim Novak after small roles in four films.

Goofs
En route to Reno while riding in house trailer, thieves put on gloves and begin wiping down interior so their fingerprints can't be traced, but in following scenes, before they've reached destination, are no longer wearing gloves and are touching everything.

Quotes
Brick: I would like to make one of my deathless remarks now. There may be some things better than sex, some worse, but there's nothing quite like it.
Roy: That was kind of a deathless remark at that.

Connections
Referenced in The Graduate (1967)

Soundtracks
The Life of the Party
(uncredited)
Written by Hal Hackady and Billy Mure
Sung by Kim Novak (dubbed by Jo Ann Greer)

Top review

5/10

The idea was good, but the build up took forever.

This movie, 5 Against the House, had an interesting tag line which is why I saw it. However, I found that the build up of the story line and the build up of the characters took forever! Once the plot got going though, about thirty-five minutes in, the story took off from there and held my attention until the end. This movie is good if you are looking for an obscure film noir to view, other than that, pass on it.

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5

thethirdtear
Aug 7, 2001

Release date
- May 19, 1955 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Five Against the House
Filming locations
- Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA
Production company
- Romson Productions
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Runtime
- 1h 24min
Color
- Black and White

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