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Pitfall

Name: Pitfall
Director: André de Toth
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1948-08-11
Cast: Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, John Litel

DramaCrime

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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Cast

Dick PowellLizabeth ScottJane WyattRaymond BurrJohn LitelByron BarrJimmy HuntAnn DoranSelmer JacksonMargaret WellsDick WesselEddie Borden

Director

André de Toth

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