Guard That Girl

Guard That Girl

MADMAN AT BAY...MILLIONS AT STAKE...HEIRESS ON THE SPOT!

NR 1935 · 67 min · ★ 6.5 · Action, Comedy

Attorney Joshua Scranton hires "Budge" Edwards and Larry Donovan, who has just bought into Edwards' detective agency, to protect Estelle Hudson, a client of his who is to inherit three-million dollars the next Thursday. He tells them he has reason to believe the girl is in danger from five relatives who stand to benefit from her death.

Directed by Lambert Hillyer · Written by Lambert Hillyer

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