

Payroll
1961-01-19 · 105 min · ★ 6.8
A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
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- Directors
- Sidney Hayers
- Production companies
- Lynx Films Ltd.
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Michael CraigJohnny Mellors
Françoise PrévostKatie Pearson
Billie WhitelawJackie Parker
William LucasDennis Pearson
Kenneth GriffithMonty
Tom BellBlackie
Barry KeeganBert Langridge
Andrew FauldsDetective Inspector Carberry
William DexterHarry Parker
Glyn HoustonFrank Moore
Joan RiceMadge Moore
Vanda GodsellDoll
Stanley MeadowsBowen
Hugh MortonMr. John
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