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Pitfall

Pitfall

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

19486.81h 26m

Overview

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.

Directed by André de Toth
Written by Jay Dratler, André de Toth, Karl Kamb
Produced by Samuel Bischoff
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Top Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

John Forbes

Lizabeth Scott

Lizabeth Scott

Mona Stevens

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt

Sue Forbes

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

MacDonald

John Litel

John Litel

District Attorney

Byron Barr

Byron Barr

Bill Smiley

Jimmy Hunt

Jimmy Hunt

Tommy Forbes

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Maggie

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Ed Brawley

M

Margaret Wells

Terry

Themes & Keywords

blackmailfilm noirlos angeles, californiaextramarital affair

About Pitfall

Pitfall is a drama, crime film released in 1948 exploring themes of blackmail, film noir, los angeles, california, extramarital affair. Directed by André de Toth, it stars Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt. 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.

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