Movie
Pitfall
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1948-08-11
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Regal Films, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Jimmy Hunt as Tommy Forbes
- Ann Doran as Maggie
- Selmer Jackson as Ed Brawley
- Margaret Wells as Terry
- Dick Wessel as Desk Sergeant
- Eddie Borden as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Crew
- André de Toth - Director
- André de Toth - Screenplay
- Karl Kamb - Screenplay
- William Bowers - Screenplay
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