Bodyguard

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6.5/10

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Priscilla Lane and Lawrence Tierney in Bodyguard (1948)

After being fired for insubordination, homicide detective Mike Carter is hired as bodyguard by the owner of a local meat-packing plant where a meat inspector has been murdered.

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After being fired for insubordination, homicide detective Mike Carter is hired as bodyguard by the owner of a local meat-packing plant where a meat inspector has been murdered.After being fired for insubordination, homicide detective Mike Carter is hired as bodyguard by the owner of a local meat-packing plant where a meat inspector has been murdered.After being fired for insubordination, homicide detective Mike Carter is hired as bodyguard by the owner of a local meat-packing plant where a meat inspector has been murdered.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Charles Bedell

Cop
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Claire Carleton

Zinnia
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Jack Carr

Cop
(uncredited)

Russ Clark

Cop
(uncredited)

Marcelle Corday

Madalena
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David Cota

Pachuco
(uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Detective Sgt. Burch
(uncredited)

Dante DiPaolo

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Trivia
Final film of Priscilla Lane.

Goofs
Mike Carter jumps out of a car just before a train hits it. The front of the engine should read Santa Fe, but the image was reversed and says " EF ATNAS"

Quotes
Fenton: You in the meat business?
Mike Carter: In a way. I keep the meat warm. I'm a bodyguard.

Connections
References Gone with the Wind (1939)

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Minor cult 'B' film noir

Slick,speedy 'B' thriller with on(and off!)screen tough guy Lawrence Tierney as a suspended cop eventually agreeing to do some work on the side as a bodyguard for a wealthy family.The plot is inevitably fairly routine,but there are some well-handled scenes,and it remains watchable.One fact not usually mentioned;this was the final screen appearance of Priscilla Lane(best known for her roles in WARNER BROS. classics in the 30's,and Hitchcock's SABOTEUR);she was still far too young and surely had more years ahead as a screen actress.Her performance in her screen bow is OK,like Tierney and the rest of the cast.Director Richard Flesicher had better 'B' efforts up his sleeve though(THE NARROW MARGIN),a few years later.