A Life at Stake (1955)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.2872 |
Directed By
Paul Guilfoyle
Crew
Paul Guilfoyle
Russ Bender
Hank McCune
Ted Allan
Frank Sullivan
Stanford Houghton
Hank McCune
Andy C. Burger
Charles Maxwell
Costantino Ferri
Hazel Keithley
Bob Mark
Marvin Stuart
Robert Haver
Charles Beckett
Les Baxter
Les Baxter
William E. Orr
Maury Dexter
TOP CAST
Angela Lansbury
Doris Hillman
Keith Andes
Edward Shaw
Douglass Dumbrille
Gus Hillman
Claudia Barrett
Madge Neilan
Jane Darwell
Landlady
Gavin Gordon
Sam Pearson
Charles Maxwell
Lt. Hoff
William Henry
Myles Norman
Kathleen Mulqueen
Mary
Dan Sturkie
Officer Biff
Jeane Wood
Mabel, the maid
Robert Haver
Mechanic
Fred Aldrich
Suspicious Stranger (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Businessman (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Bartender (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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