Bodyguard (1948 film)

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Bodyguard

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Produced by Sid Rogell
Screenplay by Fred Niblo, Jr.
Harry Essex
Story by George W. George
Robert Altman
Starring Lawrence Tierney
Priscilla Lane
Music by Paul Sawtell
Cinematography Robert De Grasse
Editing by Elmo Williams
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • September 2, 1948 (1948-09-02) (United States)
Running time 62 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Bodyguard is a 1948 American semi-documentary crime film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Fred Niblo Jr.and Harry Essex, based on a story written by George W. George and Robert Altman, who would go on to direct MASH and other notable films. The drama features Lawrence Tierney and Priscilla Lane, among others.[1]

Plot

Mike Carter (Lawrence Tierney) is forced to resign from the Los Angeles Police Department after breaking some rules, and he becomes a bodyguard to wealthy Eugenia Dyson (Elisabeth Risdon). Before long, Carter has been accused of murder and is being hunted down by his former fellow officers.

His file clerk and fiancée Doris Brewster (Priscilla Lane) believes in his innocence, and she is instrumental in cornering the actual killer.

Cast

Critical reception

Critic Dennis Schwartz wrote of the film, "A solid but routine action B-film crime drama that plays like a Mike Hammer episode."[2]

References

  1. Bodyguard at the Internet Movie Database.
  2. Schwartz, Dennis. Ozus' World Movie Reviews, June 16, 2002. Last accessed: January 3, 2008.

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