Over the Odds is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Michael Forlong and starring Marjorie Rhodes, Glenn Melvyn, Cyril Smith, Esma Cannon and Thora Hird and Wilfrid Lawson. The screenplay concerns a bookmaker who struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law. It was based on a play by Rex Arundel.

Cast

Marjorie Rhodes - Bridget Stone

Glenn Melvyn - George Summers

Cyril Smith - Sam

Esma Cannon - Alice

Thora Hird - Mrs Carter

Wilfrid Lawson - Willie Summers

Frances Cuka - Hilda Summers

Gwen Lewis - Mrs Small

Rex Deering - Butcher

Patsy Rowlands - Marilyn

Fred Griffiths - Fruit Vendor

Leslie Crowther - Fishmonger

References

1961 films

1961 comedy films

British comedy films

Films shot at Shepperton Studios

1960s English-language films

Films directed by Michael Forlong

1960s British films

Over the Odds