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Pitfall (1948)

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

  • Drama
  • Crime

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.

Rating
6.8 / 10 (95 votes)
Release date
August 11, 1948
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
English
Director
André de Toth
Status
Released
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Top 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)

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