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Overview

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1947-06-04
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 87 min

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