Trapped / Eagle Lion Films, Inc. presents ; a Bryan Foy production ; Contemporary Productions, Inc. ; story and screenplay by Earl Felton, George Zuckerman ; produced by Bryan Foy ; directed by Richard Fleischer.
Edition:
Deluxe Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition.
Publisher:
Flicker Alley,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
2 videodiscs (78 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (21 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm)
Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, James Todd, Russ Conway, Robert Karnes. Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. "Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive"--Disc labels. Bonus materials: "Freeing Trapped" : a documentary on the film's creation and history, featuring interviews with Eddie Muller, Donnal Lethal, and others; "A sedulous Cinderella: RIchard Fleischer remembered" : a remembrance of the man, the director, and the father, by his son Mark Fleischer; audio commentary track featuring author Alan K. Rode and film historian Julie Kirgo.
Summary:
Convicted counterfeiter Tris Stewart is released from jail by Treasury agents to help lead them to the maker of fake plates being used to create new counterfeit money. Tris double-crosses the agents, reunites with his girlfriend, and plans to steal the plates and escape with her across the border.
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