Pitfall

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

Aug 24 1948 Approved 1h 26m
Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

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.

Plot

John Forbes is a family man who's jaded with his life, routine and job as an insurance adjuster. Life gets a little more exciting for him when he calls upon femme fatale Mona Stevens whose boyfriend has embezzled from a store insured by Forbes' company and showered her with gifts. Forbes finds Mona through MacDonald, a private detective, who freelances for the insurance company. Forbes goes to collect the ill-gotten gifts with the boyfriend in jail and Forbes falls hard for Mona and begins an affair. The problem is that MacDonald has had his eyes on Mona first and is obsessed with her. MacDonald decides to use the soon-to-be-released boyfriend to deal with Forbes and clear the field for himself.

Written by

Jay Dratler, Karl Kamb, William Bowers

Directed by

André De Toth

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Regal Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
4,869
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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