Pitfall

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Pitfall

1948,

1h 24m,

Drama

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80%

5 Reviews

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68%

250+ Ratings

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80%

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5 Reviews

68%

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250+ Ratings

An insurance man's (Dick Powell) affair with a blonde (Lizabeth Scott) leads to guilt, murder and a confession to his wife (Jane Wyatt).

Fred Camper

Chicago Reader

Jun 15, 2022

Links between inside and outside occur regularly in de Toth’s work, generally articulating and expanding on the narrative’s threats.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Sep 1, 2024

5/10

It's a film noir that often loses its suspenseful effect when it predictably reiterates its slow-burning plot about blackmail, infidelity and murder. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

Jul 27, 2012

57/100

De Toth's sensitive handing of Pitfall stalls out somewhere along the way.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 30, 2005

3/5

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jan 1, 2000

C+

A slight melodramatic story, but an efficiently made moral tale with noir overtures.

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Rey W

Apr 5, 2019

Good cast, with Raymond Burr the most interesting as an unhinged private investigator. Otherwise it doesn't build much suspense.

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Poe R

Feb 27, 2019

A solid Film Noir from the Golden Age.

Finn R

May 30, 2017

This family drama about a man who is bored with his routine, but comes to appreciate it only when he gets embroiled into a crazy affair. It moves a bit slow for me. The main character should feel as though he is the luckiest man in the world at the end, but instead he is in a world of self pity and almost ruins the family he has built. The acting was good and the only thing that kept my attention. It felt almost realistic.

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Andre de Toth

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Dick Powell

John Forbes

Lizabeth Scott

Mona Stevens

Jane Wyatt

Sue Forbes

Raymond Burr

J.B. MacDonald

John Litel

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Synopsis

An insurance man's (Dick Powell) affair with a blonde (Lizabeth Scott) leads to guilt, murder and a confession to his wife (Jane Wyatt).

Director: Andre de Toth
Producer: Samuel Bischoff
Screenwriter: Karl Kamb
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Regal Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 1948, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 24m

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