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A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

04 June 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Noel Faraday

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Bob Regan

William Bendix

William Bendix

Lt. Damico

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Andrew Colby

Maria Palmer

Maria Palmer

Martha Kroner

John Abbott

John Abbott

Charles Murdock

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Leopold Kroner

Howland Chamberlain

Howland Chamberlain

James Nolan (as Howard Chamberlin)

Tito Vuolo

Tito Vuolo

Emilio Canepa

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

District Attorney

Robin Raymond

Robin Raymond

Newspaper Librarian

Patricia Alphin

Patricia Alphin

Secretary

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