

Pitfall
A man can be as strong as steel...but somewhere there's a woman who'll break him!
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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- English
- blackmail
- film noir
- los angeles, california
- extramarital affair
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- Theatrical (limited)NRAtlantic City, New Jersey11 Aug 1948
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York19 Aug 1948
- Theatrical24 Aug 1948
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Pitfall was released on 11 August 1948.
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2- J7/10
John Chard
5/19/2019
In a rut and it's six feet deep. Pitfall is directed by Andre De Toth and adapted to screenplay by Karl Kamb and William Bowers from the novel written by Jay Dratler. It stars Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt and Raymond Burr. Music is by Louis Forbes and cinematography by Harry Wild. Married insurance adjuster John Forbes (Powell) falls for femme fatale model Mona Stevens (Scott) while her boyfriend (By…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
3/12/2025
So, first there’s insurance man “Forbes” (Dick Powell) who occasionally hires private investigator “Mac” (Raymond Burr) when he needs some prying done. It’s this latter fellow who discovers that “Mona” (Lizabeth Scott) has received a load of gifts from her now incarcerated boyfriend “Bill” (Byron Barr) and so he sets off to reclaim their property. When he arrives, though, he takes quite a shine to “Mona” and despite …
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