Trapped (1949 film)
Trapped is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, and John Hoyt. It was written by George Zuckerman and Earl Felton.[1]
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Screenplay by | Earl Felton George Zuckerman |
| Story by | Earl Felton George Zuckerman |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges Barbara Payton John Hoyt |
| Music by | Sol Kaplan |
| Cinematography | Guy Roe |
| Edited by | Alfred DeGaetano |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Bryan Foy Productions Contemporary Productions |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Like many semidocumentaries, the film begins with a voice over footage of the treasury department, telling the story of what the department does. Then it quickly begins the story once a woman tries to deposit a $20 bill at the bank that turns out to be phony.
Plot
The film tells the story of the U.S. Treasury Department which, with the aid of a counterfeiter, tries to track and stop the counterfeiting ring. The counterfeiter, Tris Stewart (Bridges), serving time in prison, is released under the agreement that he will assist in the capture of the phony money printers. Once out of jail, Stewart quickly meets cigarette girl Meg Dixon (Barbara Payton).
Restoration
The film was restored by the Film Noir Foundation, UCLA Film and Television Archives with additional funding from Hollywood Foreign Press Association. A BluRay and DVD of the restored film was released in Dec 2019.
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
- Douglas Spencer as Sam Hooker
External links
- Trapped at IMDb
- Trapped at AllMovie
- Trapped at the TCM Movie Database
- Trapped at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Trapped is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- HFPA-Funded Restoration Opens San Francisco’s Noir City Festival