The Five Pound Man

The Five Pound Man

77 mins | Crime | Jan. 1, 1937

British comedy crime film. Richard Fordyce released from prison after serving a sentence for counterfeiting of which he was innocent, determines to find out who framed him. He puts himself up for auction and is bought for £5 by Margaret Fenton whose husband happened to be the counterfeiter.

The Five Pound Man

77 mins | Crime | Jan. 1, 1937

The Five Pound Man
British comedy crime film. Richard Fordyce released from prison after serving a sentence for counterfeiting of which he was innocent, determines to find out who framed him. He puts himself up for auction and is bought for £5 by Margaret Fenton whose husband happened to be the counterfeiter.
Producers Fox-British Pictures
Original title The Five Pound Man
Directors Albert Parker
Writers David Evans

Cast

Esma Cannon

as Lucy

Edwin Styles

as Richard Fordyce

Judy Gunn

as Margaret Fenton

Frank Allenby

as Claud Fenton

Norman Wooland

as Lodge Keeper

Charles Bannister

as Eustace Grant