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A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake
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  2. A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

1955
1h 18m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1955

Runtime

1h 18m

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Storyline

"A Cheat At Heart From Her Painted Toes To Her Plunging Neckline!"

An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just financial and may actually be deadly.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Mar 1, 1955
Languages
English
Director
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle
Production
Hank McCune Productions
Hank McCune Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

17 Cast Members

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Doris Hillman

Keith Andes

Keith Andes

Edward Shaw

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Gus Hillman

Claudia Barrett

Claudia Barrett

Madge Neilan

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Landlady

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Sam Pearson

Charles Maxwell

Lt. Hoff

William Henry

William Henry

Myles Norman

Kathleen Mulqueen

Mary

Dan Sturkie

Dan Sturkie

Officer Biff

Jeane Wood

Mabel, the maid

Robert Haver

Mechanic

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Suspicious Stranger (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Businessman (uncredited)

Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Bartender (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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