Pitfall

A man can be as strong as steel...but somewhere there's a woman who'll break him!
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  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 25 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: November 20, 2012
  • Originally Released: 1948
  • Label: Film Chest Company

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 377
Rating: C+ -- A slight melodramatic story, but an efficiently made moral tale with noir overtures. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Jan 1, 2000
Rating: 5/5 -- One of the really great films about infidelity
DVDLaser
Jun 10, 2005
Rating: 57/100 -- De Toth's sensitive handing of Pitfall stalls out somewhere along the way. Full Review
MovieMartyr.com
Jul 27, 2012

Product Description:

Based on Jay Dratler's novel THE PITFALL, André de Toth's gripping film is a classic L.A. noir in the tradition of DETOUR, and shows the spiraling, epic consequences resulting from one fateful decision. John Forbes (Dick Powell) is bored with his routine job at Olympic Mutual Insurance Company and craves adventure beyond his stable home with his loving wife, Sue (Jane Wyatt), and their young son. Forbes gets his wish when he takes over an embezzlement case from sinister private detective and ex-cop, MacDonald (Raymond Burr), and meets sultry, blonde dress model, Mona Stevens (Lizabeth Scott). Forbes must repossess gifts given to Mona by jailed embezzler Bill Smiley (Byron Barr), but instead finds himself spending an afternoon on Mona's boat, the aptly named Tempest. One rendezvous leads to another, but trouble swiftly arrives for the lovers when the jealous MacDonald begins stalking Mona and threatening Johnny. As Mac's sadistic obsession grows, and the day of Smiley's release from prison approaches, Mona fears for her safety and Johnny longs for his lost respectability. De Toth delivers a dark cautionary tale about the consequences of betrayal and grass-is-always greener syndrome, with smart, snappy dialogue and a surprising finale.

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  • Sales Rank: 1,451
  • UPC: 874757048390
  • Shipping Weight: 0.21/lbs (approx)
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