Synopsis
A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
Movie Information
- Director
- Michael Gordon
- Writers
- William Bowers, Bertram Millhauser
- Release Year
- 1947
- Runtime
- 87 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (48 votes)
Top Cast
Ella Raines
Noel Faraday
Edmond O'Brien
Bob Regan
William Bendix
Lt. Damico
Vincent Price
Andrew Colby
Maria Palmer
Martha Kroner
John Abbott
Charles Murdock
Fritz Leiber
Leopold Kroner
Howland Chamberlain
James Nolan (as Howard Chamberlin)
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