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Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by André de Toth. The film is based on the novel The Pitfall by Jay Dratler and stars Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, and Jane Wyatt, and features Raymond Burr.
Pitfall: Directed by André De Toth. With Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr. Married insurance adjuster John Forbes falls for femme fatale Mona Stevens while her boyfriend is in jail and all suffer serious consequences as a result.
- (4.6K)
- Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
- André De Toth
- 1948-08-24
Jan 29, 2020 · Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Andre DeToth. The film is based on the novel The Pitfall by Jay Dratler and stars Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, and Raymond Burr.
- 86 min
- 10.2K
- Fred Frinton
Synopsis. Insurance agent John Forbes enjoys a comfortable, suburban home life in post World War II, Los Angeles with his wife Sue and son Tommy. He feels, however, that they should have accomplished more and expresses dissatisfaction with his work and social routine.
- Andre Detoth, Joseph Depew, Dick Dixon
- Dick Powell
An insurance man's (Dick Powell) affair with a blonde (Lizabeth Scott) leads to guilt, murder and a confession to his wife (Jane Wyatt).
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- Dick Powell
- Andre de Toth
- Drama
In Los Angeles, insurance adjuster John Forbes is a family man bored with his job and routine suburban life with his wife Sue and their son Tommy. When Bill Smiley is arrested for embezzlement, Forbes hires the private investigator J.B. MacDonald to find where the money went.
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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.
