Pitfall

NR
1h 26m
1948
6.872 /10 (82)

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

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1948-08-11

Top Billed Cast

Dick Powell

John Forbes

Lizabeth Scott

Mona Stevens

Jane Wyatt

Sue Forbes

Raymond Burr

MacDonald

John Litel

District Attorney

Byron Barr

Bill Smiley

Jimmy Hunt

Tommy Forbes

Ann Doran

Maggie

Selmer Jackson

Ed Brawley

Margaret Wells

Terry

Dick Wessel

Desk Sergeant

Eddie Borden

Prison Visitor (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Fashion Show Attendee

Ben Erway

Doctor

Don Haggerty

District Attorney's Man

Sam Harris

Man in Diner

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