Pitfall (1948)

Movie Details

Original Title Pitfall

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.4

Cast

Dick Powell

John Forbes

Popularity: 0.5

Lizabeth Scott

Mona Stevens

Popularity: 6.4

Jane Wyatt

Sue Forbes

Popularity: 7.3

Raymond Burr

MacDonald

Popularity: 2.8

John Litel

District Attorney

Popularity: 0.5

Byron Barr

Bill Smiley

Popularity: 2.3

Jimmy Hunt

Tommy Forbes

Popularity: 0.7

Ann Doran

Maggie

Popularity: 0.8

Selmer Jackson

Ed Brawley

Popularity: 0.4

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Margaret Wells

Terry

Popularity: 0.3

Dick Wessel

Desk Sergeant

Popularity: 0.2

Eddie Borden

Prison Visitor (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Director André de Toth

Editor Walter Thompson

Producer Samuel Bischoff

Screenplay Karl Kamb, André de Toth, William Bowers

Production

Regal Films

United Artists

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 7/10

May 19, 2019

In a rut and it's six feet deep. Pitfall is directed by Andre De Toth and adapted to screenplay by Karl Kamb and William Bowers from the novel written by Jay Dratler. It stars Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt and Raymond Burr. Music is by Louis Forbes and cinematography by Harry Wild. M ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Mar 12, 2025

So, first there’s insurance man “Forbes” (Dick Powell) who occasionally hires private investigator “Mac” (Raymond Burr) when he needs some prying done. It’s this latter fellow who discovers that “Mona” (Lizabeth Scott) has received a load of gifts from her now incarcerated boyfriend ... Read more