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.
Casts Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien, William Bendix, Vincent Price, Maria Palmer, John Abbott, Fritz Leiber, Howland Chamberlain, Tito Vuolo, Wilton Graff
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Alias Nick Beal
Apology for Murder
The House Across the Lake
The Strange Woman
Yhden yön hinta
Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
Backfire
Varsovan laulu
Dishonored Lady
Black Tuesday
The Lady from Shanghai
Gilda
Double Jeopardy
Murder at 1600
Yield to the Night
Possessed
Detective Story
Chase a Crooked Shadow
The Big Combo
Armored Car Robbery
SIMILAR MOVIES
Alias Nick Beal
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 1949
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.Apology for Murder
IMDB 4.6 | Sep , 1945
Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while pinning the murder on another businessman.The House Across the Lake
IMDB 5.4 | Apr , 1954
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to amuse herself with indiscreet affairs. But when neighbour Mark Kendrick lets slip that her husband intends cutting her out of his will Carol concentrates all her attentions on the unsuspecting Kendrick, obtaining his help to dispose of this irritating obstacle.The Strange Woman
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 1946
In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.Yhden yön hinta
IMDB 6 | Feb , 1952
The streets of Helsinki, Finland, at night. Violence mixed with incidents and everyday life. Reported by police officers on the graveyard shift.Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 1954
A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.Backfire
IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 1950
When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.Varsovan laulu
IMDB 7.3 | Feb , 1953
A cynical tale of two liquor smugglers, who struggle with life, love and lust. A seedy love triangle is unavoidable.Dishonored Lady
IMDB 5.7 | May , 1947
Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.Black Tuesday
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1954
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.The Lady from Shanghai
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1947
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.Gilda
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 1946
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.Double Jeopardy
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1999
Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.Murder at 1600
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 1997
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.Yield to the Night
IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 1956
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.Possessed
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1947
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.Detective Story
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1951
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.Chase a Crooked Shadow
IMDB 7 | Jan , 1958
A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.The Big Combo
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1955
Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.Armored Car Robbery
IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 1950
While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phillips before he and his cronies make off with the loot. Thinking he got away scot-free, Purvis collects his money-crazy mistress, Yvonne, then disposes of his partners and heads out of town. What Purvis doesn't know is that Phillips' partner, tough-as-nails Lt. Cordell, is wise to the criminal's plans and is closing in on his prey.