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A Life in the Balance: Directed by Harry Horner, Rafael Portillo. With Ricardo Montalban, Anne Bancroft, Lee Marvin, José Pérez. In Mexico City, a poor single father is mistaken for a serial killer by the local cops, but the man's son stumbles upon the real killer and tries to warn the police after being abducted.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Harry Horner, Rafael Portillo
- 1955-07-01
Language. English. A Life in the Balance is a 1955 American-Mexican thriller film directed by Harry Horner and Rafael Portillo and starring Ricardo Montalbán, Anne Bancroft and Lee Marvin. [1] It was shot in Mexico, and distributed in the United States by Twentieth Century Fox . The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo .
- 1 July 1955
- Leonard Goldstein
A Life in the Balance was the last film completed by producer Goldstein, who died on July 23, 1954, although three of his other pictures-White Feather, Black Tuesday and Stranger on Horseback-were in production at the time of his death.
Doña Lucrecia. Pascual García Peña. ... Porter (as Pascual G. Pena) Tony Carbajal. ... Pedro (as Antonio Carbajal) Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Ricardo Adalid.
A Life in the Balance: even the name bespeaks noir. So, not surprisingly, destiny has a nasty shock in store for out-of-work widower Montalban, who is struggling to make a secure home for his motherless little boy. Neighbors are threatening a custody action, and a smitten ex-lover is resisting repayment of a large loan.
Released July 1st, 1955, 'A Life in the Balance' stars Ricardo Montalban, Anne Bancroft, Lee Marvin, José Pérez The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 14 min, and received a user score of 59 (out ...
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