A Life at Stake

Nan
1h 18m
1955
5.232 /10 (28)

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.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 1955-03-01

Top 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

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)

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