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Thor Productions & 20th Century Fox present

The Steel Trap

directed by Andrew L. Stone

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

19521h 25mNRDrama

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Thor Productions & 20th Century Fox present

The Steel Trap

directed by Andrew L. Stone

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

19521h 25mNRDrama

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§ Synopsis

Drama · Crime · Thriller

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.

§ Keywords

what it's about

bank manager bank robber passport film noir fugitive b movie bank vault suitcase full of money temptation stealing money bank heist extradition crisis of conscience living in exile personal narrative monotonous life air travel

§ Crew

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Director

Andrew L. Stone

Screenplay

Andrew L. Stone

Cinematography

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

§ Cast

8 of 40

Joseph Cotten

Teresa Wright

as Laurie Osborne

Jonathan Hale

Walter Sande

as Customs Inspector

Eddie Marr

Carleton Young

as Briggs, airline clerk

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

as Mrs. Kellogg

Tom Powers

as Valcourt, Travel Agent

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