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A Life at Stake is a american film of genre Drama directed by Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961) released in USA on 1 march 1955 with Angela Lansbury
A Life at Stake (1955)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 march 1955
Length 1h18
Directed by Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961)
OriginUSA
Rating57%
A Life at Stake is a 1954 American film noir directed by Paul Guilfoyle. It stars Angela Lansbury and Keith Andes.
The film is also known as Key Man.
Synopsis
Down-on-his-luck Los Angeles architect and builder Edward Shaw (Keith Andes) is approached by Doris Hillman (Angela Lansbury) with a business proposal: buying land together, on which he would build houses that she would then sell, using her experience as a former real estate broker. Her husband, Gus Hillman, a wealthy businessman, would be willing to contribute half a million dollars as capital for the venture.Actors
Angela Lansbury
(Doris Hillman)
Keith Andes
(Edward Shaw)
Douglass Dumbrille
(Gus Hillman)
Jane Darwell
(Landlady)
Claudia Barrett
(Madge Neilan)
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