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A Life in the Balance

Harry Horner

1955 • 1h 14m

A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City.

A Life in the Balance

Cast

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo MontalbanAntonio Gómez

Anne Bancroft

Anne BancroftMaría Ibinia

Lee Marvin

Lee MarvinThe Killer

José Pérez

José PérezPaco Gómez

Rodolfo Acosta

Rodolfo AcostaLt. Fernando

Carlos Múzquiz

Carlos MúzquizCapt. Saldana

Jorge TreviñoSergeant

José Torvay

José TorvayAndrés Martínez

Eva CalvoCarla Arlota

Fanny Schiller

Fanny SchillerCarmen Martínez

Tamara Garina

Tamara GarinaDoña Lucrecia

Pascual García Peña

Pascual García PeñaPorter (as Pascual G. Pena)

Tony Carbajal

Tony CarbajalPedro (as Antonio Carbajal)

Crew

Rafael Portillo

Rafael PortilloDirector

Raúl Lavista

Raúl LavistaOriginal Music Composer

Georges Simenon

Georges SimenonNovel

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A Life in the Balance (1955) — Backlot Notes