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A Life at Stake(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-03-01
52%
27 Votes
Time: 1h 18m
A Cheat At Heart From Her Painted Toes To Her Plunging Neckline!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Hank McCune Productions
Movie: A Life at Stake
Top 10 Billed Cast
Angela Lansbury
Doris Hillman
Keith Andes
Edward Shaw
Douglass Dumbrille
Gus Hillman
Claudia Barrett
Madge Neilan
Jane Darwell
Landlady
Gavin Gordon
Sam Pearson
William Henry
Myles Norman
Dan Sturkie
Officer Biff
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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.
Release Date
1955-03-01
Average
5.2
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
A Cheat At Heart From Her Painted Toes To Her Plunging Neckline!
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