1.33:1 aspect ratio. Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, Byron Barr, John Litel, Ann Doran, Jimmy Hunt, Selmer Jackson. Based on the novel The pitfall by Jay Dratler. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948. Mastered in HD from a 35mm dupe negative preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Special features: Audio commentary with film historian Eddie Muller; trailers.
Summary:
John Forbes is a family man who's tired of the 9 to 5 humdrum of his job an insurance company executive. Life gets a little more exciting for him when he calls upon femme fatale Mona Stevens. Her boyfriend has robbed a store insured by Forbes' company and has showered her with gifts using the loot. Forbes comes to collect the ill-gotten gifts, but the boyfriend is in jail, and Forbes falls hard for Mona and begins an affair.
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