The Steel Trap

"For the Love of a Woman, He Stole $1,000,000!"

Mar 28 1953 Passed 1h 25m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.

Plot

A Bank officer discovers a flaw in the U.S. extradition treaty with Brazil and decides to take advantage of it. On Friday, he steals a million dollars from the bank, knowing it won't be missed until the bank opens on the following Monday. He and his wife, who doesn't know what he has done, then take a flight to Brazil. After some difficulties, they get as far as New Orleans, where his wife discovers the reason for their flight and what he has done. She leaves him and returns home. He is now alone with his conscience, and doesn't know if he can get back and return the money to the bank's vault before the start of business on Monday.

Written by

Andrew L. Stone

Directed by

Andrew L. Stone

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Thor Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,521
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA