The Trap
1959 · 84 min
Crime · Thriller
★ 6.9Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti, who wants the airstrip clear for his unofficial exit from the country. Ralph's arrival has a profound effect on his estranged father, the sheriff; his brother Tip, an alcoholic deputy; and his ex-sweetheart Linda, now married to Tip. Tension builds as a small army of gangsters takes over the town. Then the situation abruptly changes...
Crew
- Director Norman Panama
- Writer Richard Alan Simmons
- Writer Norman Panama
- Director of Photography Daniel L. Fapp
Cast
Richard Widmark
Ralph Anderson
Lee J. Cobb
Victor Massonetti
Tina Louise
Linda Anderson
Earl Holliman
Tippy Anderson
Carl Benton Reid
Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
Lorne Greene
Davis
Peter Baldwin
Mellon
- C
Chuck Wassil
First Fake Policeman
Richard Shannon
Len Karger
Carl Milletaire
Eddie
James Bell
Clint Edwards
Karl Lukas
Greenie (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Norman Panama
- Writer — Richard Alan Simmons
- Writer — Norman Panama
- Director of Photography — Daniel L. Fapp
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