A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake is a 1955 American film noir directed by Paul Guilfoyle. It stars Angela Lansbury and Keith Andes.
Plot
Down-on-his-luck Los Angeles architect and builder Edward Shaw (Keith Andes) is approached by Doris Hillman (Angela Lansbury) with a business proposal: buying land together, on which he would build houses that she would then sell, using her experience as a former real estate broker. Her husband, Gus Hillman, a wealthy businessman, would be willing to contribute half a million dollars as capital for the venture.
More details
author | Hank McCune Russ Bender |
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director | Paul Guilfoyle |
editor | Frank Sullivan |
genre | drama |
keywords | buy car crash drug insurance company insurance policy key man insurance key person insurance los angeles married mountain cabin real estate wound wyoming |
musicBy | Les Baxter |
producer | A.C. Burger Charles Maxwell |
theme | film noir |