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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Written by | Earl Felton George Zuckerman |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges Barbara Payton |
| Music by | Sol Kaplan |
| Cinematography | Guy Roe |
| Editing by | Alfred DeGaetano |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
| Release date(s) | October 1, 1949 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Trapped (1949) is a semidocumentary film noir directed by Richard Fleischer, written by George Zuckerman and Earl Felton. Richard O Fleischer ( December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American Film director. George Zuckerman ( August 10 1916 - September 30 1996) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist. Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr ( January 15, 1913 &ndash March 10, 1998) was an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor Barbara Payton ( November 16, 1927 &ndash May 8, 1967) was an American film Actress. Sol Kaplan ( April 9, 1919 – November 14, 1990) was a prolific film and television music composer Eagle-Lion Films was a British film production company owned by J Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Semidocumentary is a form of book film or television program presenting a fictional story that incorporates many factual details or actual events or which is presented in a manner similar Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Richard O Fleischer ( December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American Film director. George Zuckerman ( August 10 1916 - September 30 1996) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist. The drama features Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, and others. Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr ( January 15, 1913 &ndash March 10, 1998) was an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor Barbara Payton ( November 16, 1927 &ndash May 8, 1967) was an American film Actress. John Hoyt ( October 5, 1905 &ndash September 15, 1991) was an American film theatre and television actor [1]
Like many semi-documentaries, the film begins with a voice over footage of the treasury department, telling the story what the department does. Then it quickly begins the story once a woman tries to deposit a twenty-dollar bill at the bank that turns out to be phony.
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Plot
The film tells the story of the U.S. Treasury Department who, with the aid of a counterfeiter, try to track down and stop of counterfeiting ring. The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government. The counterfeiter, Tris Stewart (Bridges) serving time in prison, is released under the agreement that he will assist in the capture of the phoney money printers.
Once out of jail Stewart quickly meets up with cigarette girl Meg Dixon (Barbara Payton).
Cast
- Lloyd Bridges as Tris Stewart
- Barbara Payton as Meg Dixon, alias Laurie Fredericks
- John Hoyt as Agent John Downey, alias Johnny Hackett
- James Todd as Jack Sylvester
- Russ Conway as Chief Agent Gunby
- Robert Karnes as Agent Fred Foreman
References
- ^ Trapped at the Internet Movie Database. Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr ( January 15, 1913 &ndash March 10, 1998) was an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor Barbara Payton ( November 16, 1927 &ndash May 8, 1967) was an American film Actress. John Hoyt ( October 5, 1905 &ndash September 15, 1991) was an American film theatre and television actor In 1865 James Todd (1832-1925 and his family established a ranch south-east of Kamloops, British Columbia
External links
- Trapped at the Internet Movie Database.
- Trapped at Allmovie. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows.
- Trapped at the TCM Movie Database. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner
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