Against the House
film by Karlson [1955]
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- In Phil Karlson: Film noirs
Even better was 5 Against the House (1955), a skillfully made heist picture (based on a novel by Jack Finney) about college students who try to rob a Reno nightclub. Karlson completed 1955, arguably his finest year for films, with The Phenix City Story, a two-fisted exposé of corruption…
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