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A Life in the Balance

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Original title

A Life in the Balance

Year

1955

Running time

74 min.

Country

United States

Director

Harry Horner, Rafael Portillo

Screenwriter

Robert Presnell, Leo Townsend. Story: Georges Simenon

Cast

Music

Raúl Lavista

Cinematography

Manuel Gómez Urquiza (B&W)

Producer

Co-production United States-Mexico;

Panoramic Productions, Tele-Voz S.A

Genre

Thriller. Mystery. Film noir | Crime

Movie Groups

Georges Simenon Adaptations

Synopsis

Third-billed Lee Marvin dominates the proceedings in A Life in the Balance. Marvin plays a psycho killer, whose trail is dogged by inquistive young Jose Perez. Jose's father, musician Ricardo Montalban, has been accused of a series of murders. The boy is convinced (correctly, it turns out) that Marvin is the guilty party, and trails the man in hopes of bringing him to justice. No dummy he, Perez leaves a trail for the authorities to follow--a series of smashed-up police call boxes (a similar plot device was deployed for comic purposes by Harold Lloyd in Professor Beware). A Life in the Balance was filmed on location in Mexico City, with a great deal of screen time devoted to a colorful carnival.

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A Life in the Balance

1955

Harry Horner, Rafael Portillo

5.5

(27)