5 Against the House (1955)
- 5.9
- 84 mins
- Crime, Drama
Storyline
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
Plot Keywords
casino, based on novel, mental hospital, marriage, marriage proposal, loot, law student, korean war veteran, miner, nightclub, planning, reno nevada, road trip, roulette, scheme, skepticism, high rise, caper, cart, cashier
Short Review
Strange caper film with odd touches in character and setting.
Trailer
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