Pitfall
A man can be as strong as steel...but somewhere there's a woman who'll break him!
Rating: 6.8 out of 10TMDB(95 votes)
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.
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Louis Forbes
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Harry J. Wild
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jay DratlerNovel
- Karl KambScreenplay
- André de TothScreenplay
- William BowersScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 11, 1948
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Dick PowellJohn Forbes
Lizabeth ScottMona Stevens
Jane WyattSue Forbes
Raymond BurrMacDonald
John LitelDistrict Attorney
Byron BarrBill Smiley
Jimmy HuntTommy Forbes
Ann DoranMaggie
Selmer JacksonEd Brawley- Margaret WellsTerry
Dick WesselDesk Sergeant
Eddie BordenPrison Visitor (uncredited)- Helen DicksonFashion Show Attendee
- Ben ErwayDoctor
Don HaggertyDistrict Attorney's Man- Sam HarrisMan in Diner
- Thomas MartinBartender
David McMahonPolice Lieutenant
Charles SherlockElevator Passenger
Cap SomersPrisoner
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