The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
48 audience votes
Key crew
- William BowersScreenplay
- Bertram MillhauserScreenplay
- Michael GordonDirector
Cast
- Ella RainesNoel Faraday
- Edmond O'BrienBob Regan
- William BendixLt. Damico
- Vincent PriceAndrew Colby
- Maria PalmerMartha Kroner
- John AbbottCharles Murdock
- Fritz LeiberLeopold Kroner
- Howland ChamberlainJames Nolan (as Howard Chamberlin)
- Tito VuoloEmilio Canepa
- Wilton GraffDistrict Attorney
- Robin RaymondNewspaper Librarian
- Patricia AlphinSecretary
Stills
Themes
film noirframedframed for murder