- Trapped (1949 film)
Infobox Film
name = Trapped
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caption = Theatrical Poster
director =Richard Fleischer
producer = Bryan Foy
writer = Earl FeltonGeorge Zuckerman
narrator =
starring =Lloyd Bridges Barbara Payton
music =Sol Kaplan
cinematography = Guy Roe
editing = Alfred DeGaetano
distributor =Eagle-Lion Films
released =October 1 1949
runtime = 78 minutes
country =United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
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amg_id = 1:50816
imdb_id = 0041983"Trapped" (1949) is a
semidocumentary film noir directed byRichard Fleischer , written byGeorge Zuckerman and Earl Felton. The drama featuresLloyd Bridges ,Barbara Payton ,John Hoyt , and others. [imdb title|id=0041983|title=Trapped.]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.
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 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
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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 ForemanReferences
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