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A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake
★ 5.3/10•1955•1h 18m•Drama

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

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.

Paul Guilfoyle · Director

Russ Bender · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 18m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 1, 1955

Actors

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

Jeane Wood

Mabel, the maid

Robert Haver

Mechanic

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Suspicious Stranger (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Businessman (uncredited)

Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Bartender (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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