title: Over the Odds
text: # Over the Odds
  
  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
  