5 Against the House

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

Cast

Guy Madison

as Al Mercer

Kim Novak

as Kay Greylek

Brian Keith

as Brick

Alvy Moore

as Roy

Kerwin Mathews

as Ronnie

William Conrad

as Eric Berg

Jack Dimond

as Francis Spiegelbauer

Jean Willes

as Virginia

Kathryn Grant

as Jean, Young Woman in Nightclub (uncredited)

Adelle August

as Bit (uncredited)

Reviews

John Chard

He has a system you know! Four college buddies are out in a Reno casino when they mistakenly almost get arrested for a failed robbery. Upon proving their innocence, they hear a cop saying that robbing this particular casino is nigh on impossible. This gets young Ronnie thinking that it actually...

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