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May 25 1947 Approved 1h 27m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

Leopold Kroner, formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Andrew Colby, claiming that Kroner has threatened him, hires lawyer Bob Regan as a secret bodyguard. Sure enough, Kroner turns up in Colby's room with a gun, and Regan kills him. Then Regan, who sticks around to romance Colby's secretary Noel, begins to suspect he's been used.

Written by

William Bowers, Bertram Millhauser, Harry Kurnitz

Directed by

Michael Gordon

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,660
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA