| A Life at Stake | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Guilfoyle |
| Produced by | A.C. Burger (associate producer) Charles Maxwell (executive producer) Hank McCune (producer) |
| Written by | Russ Bender (screenplay) Hank McCune (story idea) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Les Baxter |
| Cinematography | Ted Allan |
| Editing by | Frank Sullivan |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Life at Stake is a 1954 American film directed by Paul Guilfoyle.
The film is also known as Key Man.
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Down on his luck architect and builder Edward Shaw (Keith Andes) is approached by Mrs 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, a wealthy businessman, would be willing to contribute half a million dollars as capital for the venture. Mrs Hillman also seems interested in more than a purely professional relationship. Shaw starts an affair with her and accepts the business offer. However, an accidental discovery leaves him convinced that the Hillmans' interest lies less in the long-term profits of the venture than in the $175,000 key man insurance policy he took on himself as a precondition for the deal, and that an attempt on his life is imminent.