CS #302. Cash on Demand (1961) Peter Cushing, André Morell

CS #302. Cash on Demand (1961) Peter Cushing, André Morell

is a British heist thriller produced by Hammer Film Productions. It is often described as a "Christmas Carol" style noir because it features a miserly, unpopular bank manager who undergoes a moral transformation during a harrowing ordeal on December 23rd.
Key Movie Facts
Plot: Harry Fordyce, an exacting and cold bank manager, is confronted by a man posing as a high-level insurance investigator. The stranger reveals he is a robber holding Fordyce's wife and son hostage, forcing the manager to assist in robbing his own bank.
Starring:
Peter Cushing as Harry Fordyce, the "Scrooge-esque" bank manager.
André Morell as Colonel Gore Hepburn (often the source of the "Colonel Hyde" confusion in some informal listings), the suave and ruthless robber.