A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

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A Life at Stake

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

1955

1h 18m

5.3(31 votes)

Drama

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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10 featured cast members

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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

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Guilfoyle
Written by: Russ Bender
Hank McCune
Produced by: Hank McCune

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