The Web

The Web

7.1IMDb Score
Released:1947-06-04
Duration:87 min
Director:Michael Gordon
Actors:Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien, William Bendix, Vincent Price, Maria Palmer
Production:Universal International Pictures

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.

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