''Five Clues to Fortune'' (also known as ''The Treasure of Woburn Abbey''), is a 1957 British children's

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written and directed by Joe Mendoza and starring

David Hemmings David Leslie Edward Hemmings (18 November 1941 – 3 December 2003) was an English actor, director, and producer of film and television. Originally trained as a boy soprano in operatic roles, he began appearing in films as a child actor in the ...

, John Rogers and Roberta Paterson. It was produced by

Merton Park Studios Merton Park Studios, opened in 1929, was a British film production studio located at Long Lodge, 269 Kingston Road in Merton Park, South London. In the 1940s, it was owned by Piprodia Entertainment, Nikhanj Films and Film Producers Guild. Peter M ...

.The film's score was composed by Max Saunders and Jack Beaver. The plot revolves around four children who attempt to prevent an aristocrat’s secretary from secretly selling the aristocrat’s

country house image:Blenheim - Blenheim Palace - 20210417125239.jpg, 300px, Blenheim Palace - Oxfordshire An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a Townhou ...

. In addition to its brief theatrical release, the film aired as an 8-part serial and a 2-part TV film on the ARD in Germany in 1964. Notably, this film marked David Hemmings' first screen appearance at the age of 12.

Cast

* John Rogers as Michael * Roberta Paterson as Jill * Peter Godsell as Mark *

as Ken * Dafydd Havard as Jonas *

Norman Mitchell Norman Mitchell Driver (27 August 1918 – 19 March 2001), known professionally as Norman Mitchell, was an English television, stage and film actor. Born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, his father was a mining engineer and his mother ...

as Bert * David Cameron as Mr. King *

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as Mr. Strong * Philippa Hiatt as Mrs. Strong

References

External links

* 1957 films 1957 crime drama films British crime drama films Films scored by Jack Beaver Films set in country houses 1950s English-language films 1950s British films English-language crime drama films {{1950s-UK-film-stub