| Escort for Hire | |
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
| Written by | Mark Grantham |
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| Cinematography | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
| Edited by | Desmond Saunders |
| Music by | Tony Crombie (uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (UK) |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Unemployed actor Steve gets a job with Miss Kennedy's agency as an escort-bodyguard, but ends up being framed for murder after a wealthy client, Miss Elizabeth Quinn, is killed. [3]
TV Guide wrote, "this routine British crime melodrama is slightly enhanced by Technicolor." [4]
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