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Directed by Andre De Toth
Selmer Jackson, Lizabeth Scott, Cap Somers, Raymond Burr, Dick Powell, Ben Erway, Don Haggerty, Jimmy Hunt, John Litel, Dick Wessel, Ann Doran, Byron Barr, Charles Sherlock, Eddie Borden, Helen Dickson, Sam Harris, Thomas Martin, Jane Wyatt, David McMahon, Margaret Wells
What propels "Pitfall" into the ranks of a chilling film noir drama is the appearance of a ruthless sociopath (Raymond Burr) willing to destroy all in his path to secure his objective, which in this case, is to possess a woman's body and soul (Liz Scott) despite her unyielding rebuff to him, whom she detests. Both her boyfriend and a current love interest who is having an extra marital affair with her, fall into the cross hairs of the sociopath whose maniacal efforts will enable him to secure (Scott) for himself. "Pitfall" came along when post-World War II film noir was generating cash and artistic dividends by interpreting life in Cold War society. Mental toughness was needed and film noir was a vehicle that displayed that on-screen quality
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