| The Rivals | |
| Director: | Max Varnel |
| Screenplay: | John Roddick |
| Producer: | Jack Greenwood |
| Starring: | Jack Gwillim Erica Rogers |
| Cinematography: | James Wilson |
| Editing: | Derek Holding |
| Music: | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
| Studio: | Merton Park Studios |
| Distributor: | Anglo-Amalgamated |
| Runtime: | 54 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Rivals is a 1964 British second feature film directed by Max Varnel and starring Jack Gwillim, Erica Rogers and Brian Smith.[1] Part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on a story by Wallace.
Rolf Neilson, Kim Harris and Steve Houston are a trio of car thieves. They steal a car and in the glove compartment find a beret with a brooch, and a ransom note demanding £75,000 addressed to Rolf Neilson, a wealthy man whose daughter has been kidnapped. They realise they have stolen the abductor's car, and with the beret they can collect the ransom themselves, without needing the daughter.