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      Bodyguard

      1948 1h 2m Crime Drama List
      Reviews 58% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings An ousted Los Angeles homicide detective (Lawrence Tierney) goes to work for a widow and is framed for murder. Read More Read Less

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      Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Ends in pure tedium, its 62-minute running time feeling more like three hours. Rated: C May 16, 2006 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A solid but routine action B-film crime drama that plays like a Mike Hammer episode. Rated: C+ Jun 13, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Stu B A good, traditional detective flick starring veteran movie tough guy Lawrence Tierney as an L.A. cop, recently fired for roughing up some bad guys, who is framed for murder and sets out to learn who's behind it. Some of the '40s-era dialogue snaps and crackles, Tierney is as steely-eyed and square- jawed as ever, the noirish imagery looks great, and the fight scene at the end is every bit as rock-'em-sock-'em as you would expect it to be...but the movie's real highlight is Priscilla Lane as Tierney's pint-sized, tomboyish (and awfully funny) gal pal/sidekick who helps him every step of the way. (She's the only one who even comes close to drawing out the hard-boiled Tierney's soft side.) No-frills suspense and completely entertaining. Worth checking out. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Someone should consider making a movie about Lawrence Tierney's combustible life. He clearly had acting chops, but his booze fueled behavior got him into trouble and he never would fulfill any chance of being an A-movie star. Nonetheless, his B-movie work is worth your time and I might start with this noir directed by a then young director, Richard Fleischer, who'd go on to make several notable movies. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Seems more like a long episode from a television show than a feature movie. Everything is just mediocre, from the acting, to the dialogue to the plot. I don't imagine that this film took to long to film or that much effort was made in having it filmed. Just one of those many movies that the studios rolled out to keep new films in the theaters. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An ousted Los Angeles homicide detective (Lawrence Tierney) goes to work for a widow and is framed for murder.
      Director
      Richard Fleischer
      Screenwriter
      George W. George, Robert Altman
      Production Co
      RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 25, 2011
      Runtime
      1h 2m