A Life at Stake
A Cheat At Heart From Her Painted Toes To Her Plunging Neckline!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
78 min
Release Date
1955-03-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
26
Vote Average
5.2
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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