Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 26m

Pitfall

Pitfall poster
Director
André de Toth
Cast
Dick Powell as John Forbes Lizabeth Scott as Mona Stevens Jane Wyatt as Sue Forbes Raymond Burr as MacDonald John Litel as District Attorney Byron Barr as Bill Smiley
Crew
Harry J. Wild — Director of Photography Walter Thompson — Editor Louis Forbes — Original Music Composer Karl Kamb — Screenplay André de Toth — Screenplay William Bowers — Screenplay
Tagline

A man can be as strong as steel...but somewhere there's a woman who'll break him!

Synopsis

An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.

Trailer Pitfall — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
blackmailfilm noirlos angeles, californiaextramarital affair
Key Collaborators
André de Toth Director Harry J. Wild Director of Photography Walter Thompson Editor Louis Forbes Original Music Composer Karl Kamb Screenplay André de Toth Screenplay William Bowers Screenplay Jay Dratler Novel Samuel Bischoff Producer Elois Jenssen Costume Design
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